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Today’s Topic: NCDA&CS inspectors find card skimmers at gas pumps
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler sits down each week with Southern Farm Network’s Rhonda Garrison to discuss “Today’s Topic.” This spring, NCDA&CS inspectors conducted a monthlong sweep at gas stations across the state looking for credit card skimmers. Inspectors visited almost 1,000
NCDA&CS offers safety tips for propane users
Nothing goes with swimming pools and hot summer nights like grilling out. As the weather heats up, more people are getting ready for the grilling season by refilling or exchanging their propane tanks. Any establishment that stores, dispenses or delivers
NCDA&CS inspectors finding problems with fertilizer
Maybe it was the wet weather clogging the bagging machine or poor quality control with the distributors, but whatever the reason, inspectors with the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have failed more than 35,000 bags of fertilizer for
News Roundup: Nov. 23-27
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Free birds: Snow Hill
Seasonal inspections for NCDA&CS Standards Division include holiday hams and turkeys
Grocery stores around the state are gearing up for the holiday season by stocking up on hams and turkeys, which are often a staple at family gatherings. Inspectors from the NCDA&CS Standards Division are at stores making sure turkeys,
Photos from the Field: Heavy-scale workshop
Most summer travelers pass by the state’s eight weigh stations without a second glance. But for long-haul truck drivers and other transportation vehicles, weigh stations are an important stop that ensures the safety of all travelers. Instrumental to that safety
News Roundup: April 28-May 4
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Outbreak has sickened 40,
News Roundup: Feb. 4-10
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Workshop to explore ways
News Roundup: Dec. 31-Jan. 6
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Horse virus appears in
Stephen Benjamin named chairman-elect for the National Conference on Weights and Measures
Stephen Benjamin, director of the NCDA&CS Standards Division, was voted chairman-elect of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) during the organization’s annual meeting July 17-21 in Missoula, Mont. Most recently, Benjamin served as the Southern Weights and Measures