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In the Kitchen with Lisa and Brian: Rib roast and cold oven poundcake

By on January 7, 2010

WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. We’ll post each video here, along with links to the

Top In the Field blog posts of 2009

By on January 6, 2010

Since we started the In the Field blog in March 2009, we’ve had a great time bringing you stories and insight on agriculture in North Carolina and the people who serve the industry. As 2010 begins, we thought we’d take

Photos From the Field: Ho, Ho, Ho

By on December 23, 2009

News Roundup

By on December 18, 2009

Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Workshops on futures offered

In the Kitchen with Lisa and Brian: Chocolate-covered Peanuts

By on December 17, 2009

WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. We’ll post each video here, along with links to the

Mailbag: Airport scales inspections

By on December 16, 2009

My friend traveled to Jamaica two weeks ago. Before going to the airport, we weighed her suitcase on two separate scales and they both read 49 lbs. When weighed at the ticket counter she was told that she was 8

Photos from the Field: Standards display

By on December 14, 2009

The Motor Fuels section of our Standards Division is responsible for enforcing motor fuel (both gasoline and diesel) quality standards, heating fuel (kerosene and fuel oil) quality standards and motor oil quality standards. The department also regulates every gas pump

News Roundup

By on December 11, 2009

Each week we’ll round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from newspapers across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to each paper’s full story. “Find a local source

In the Kitchen with Lisa and Brian: Holiday Cheeseball

By on December 10, 2009

WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their Got to Be Good Cookin’ segment using ingredients grown and available right here in North Carolina. We’ll post each video here, along with links to the

Field Trip: Navigating nutritious, local food

By on December 9, 2009

Each month in our “Field Trip” feature, we take readers into the field with a NCDA&CS employee to find out more about the varied types of work that go on in the Department. Even though you may be bundling up