Brought to you by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Got To Be NC is an initiative on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to promote North Carolina agricultural products and goods. North Carolina appears to be at a literal crossroads regarding its agricultural future. Troxler, speaking at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, said that studies … North Carolina is well positioned to feed the world.
#1 industry in North Carolina Agriculture and agribusiness, including food, ... Sign up to receive the latest news and upcoming events via email. Agritourism, agricultural exports, healthy eating incentives and research are just a few of the other aspects of the state’s industry. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has a wide variety of programs and services to help ensure food safety.The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has a wide variety of programs and services to help ensure consumers are protected.The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has a wide variety of programs and services to help farmers and landowners be more efficient, profitable and sustainable.The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has a wide variety of programs and services to help a wide variety of businesses.The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has a wide variety of programs and services to help protect the environment and endangered plant speciesThe N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' divisions have responsibilities in regulatory and service areas covering agronomy; animal health; weights and measures; gas and oil inspection; crop and livestock statistics; USDA commodity distribution; state farm operations; food, drug and cosmetic testing for purity; agricultural marketing and promotion; agricultural marketing grading; international agricultural crop and livestock marketing; operation of the North Carolina State Fair and North Carolina Mountain State Fair; operation of four state farmers markets; research station operations; seed and fertilizer inspection; nursery and plant pest eradication activities; regulation of the structural pest control and pesticide industries; agricultural environmental issues; soil and water conservation; forest management and protection; state and federal agricultural legislation; and agricultural economic analysis.Found a bug? According to the most recent Agriculture Census, the average age of a North Carolina farmer is almost 59 years old (a bit higher than the national average).
In 2012 (the most recent census data), North Carolina had 52,000 farms – 2,700 fewer farms than it did in 2007 and 100,000 fewer than the early 1960s. 1001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1001. Of the 52,000 farms in North Carolina 79 percent of them recorded less than $50,000 in revenue. And since 2002, there has been a decrease of over 660,000 acres of farmed land (even though the average size of a farm has grown to 168 acres).And, though the market value of NC agricultural products increased 22 percent to $12.6 billion and the per-farm average value of sales grew by 28 percent to $250,000 the economic gains have been far from evenly distributed.Subscribe for unlimited digital access to the news that matters to your community. North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has just announced that the 2020 NC State Fair has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Promoting products grown, raised, caught and made in North Carolina to our neighbors and the world.
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