Three backyard flocks in North Carolina have tested positive for bird flu. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA&CS) sayssays flocks in Union, R...

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet…

According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, a commercial turkey operation in Sampson County has tested positive for high-path avian influenza. An NCDA&CS lab in Raleigh first identified...

Resources for Muscadine Grape Producers This page is sponsored by the NCDA&CS New and Emerging Crops Program (NCDA&CS Awards No: 2020-1642 & 2021-1550), the North Carolina Wine and Grape Council, and ...

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed an established presence of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Caldwell County. Initial s...

According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, a commercial turkey operation in Sampson County has tested positive for high-path avian influenza. An NCDA&CS lab in Raleigh first identified...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established state presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in Matthews.  Yellow-Legged ...

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed the first established presence of the invasive yellow-legged hornet…

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden signed a block grant with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS).

NCDA&CS has confirmed an established presence of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Rockingham County.

North Carolina -- April 15, 2026: The (NCDA&CS) has issued an emergency stop-sale o.rder for the Ignik TapRack 4 Refillable Propane System, citing severe safety hazards including the risk of overf...

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The Staples store in Boone has passed its price-scanner inspection and paid off its remaining fine from last year's violations, according to a first-quarter 2026 report from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Standards Division (NCDA&CS). The store, located at 1275 Blowing Rock Road, passed inspection in November 2025 and paid an outstanding …

Last Updated on February 17, 2026 2:47 pm A Staples store in Watauga was recently fined again for excessive price-scanner errors by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division (NCDA&CS). The store, located at 1275 Blowing Rock Road in Boone, paid a $4,670 fine following three failed inspections during the final quarter … The post Staples in Watauga fined for excessive price-scanner errors again appeared first on WataugaOnline.com.

State veterinary officials are asking horse owners to watch for symptoms of a highly contagious equine Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy,

This type of HPAI virus is considered low risk to people, the U.S. Centers Disease Control said, but highly contagious to other birds.

Governments, conservation nonprofit groups may apply for funding for Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation grants

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed an established presence of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Caldwell County. Initial surveys indicate that the distribution of the pest is concentrated in Lenoir within a 1-mile area. Survey efforts are ongoing. “NCDA&CS has surveyed for spotted lanternfly throughout North …

A Staples store in Watauga is one of two businesses recently fined for excessive price-scanner errors by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division (NCDA&CS). The store, located at 1275 Blowing Rock Road in Boone, paid a $1,005 fine after failing two inspections in 2024, according to an NCDA&CS report. An initial …

UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- Three backyard flocks in North Carolina have tested positive for bird flu. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA &CS) says says flocks in Union, Rutherford and Guilford counties have become sick in the last...