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Agriculture Commissioner Troxler to tour ag storm damage in Eastern N.C.
Story Date: 9/10/2019
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Source: NCDA&CS, 9/9/19
WHO/WHAT: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler to tour farm in Edgecombe County with crop damage from Hurricane Dorian.
WHEN/WHERE:
New address Tuesday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m.
11 a.m. – Vick Family Farms
7359 Shallingtons Mill Road
Macclesfield, NC 27852
On-farm contact: Charlotte Vick, 252-237-7313
Crops: Tobacco and corn
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION: Early field reports indicate there has been some damage to North Carolina’s tobacco, corn and other field crops from Hurricane Dorian. Commissioner Troxler will meet with farmers in these areas to hear about losses they have sustained on their farms. Agriculture and agribusiness is the state’s leading industry, employing around a fifth of the state’s population.
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