RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting Ag Awareness Day. Farmers, agribusiness leaders and ag supporters will attend to show their support for North Carolina’s No. 1 industry and to thank legislators for passing the $240 million Hurricane Florence Ag Disaster Relief package. Participants will meet with legislators and attend a program in Bicentennial Plaza.
WHEN/WHERE:
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Bicentennial Plaza, Raleigh (between the Agriculture Building and the N.C. Museum of History)
— 8:30 a.m. – Buses will depart the fairgrounds bringing Ag Awareness Day participants downtown.
— 9 – 11 a.m. – Participants will meet with their legislators.
— 11:30 a.m. – Ag Awareness Day program begins in Bicentennial Plaza, including the following speakers:
- Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
- Gov. Roy Cooper
- Lt. Gov. Dan Forest
- President Pro Tempore Phil Berger
- Speaker Tim Moore
- Senator Brent Jackson
- Representative Jimmy Dixon
- Senator Dan Blue
- Representative John Bell
- Senator Don Davis
- Representative Brian Turner
- NCSU Dean Richard Linton
Agriculture and agribusiness represent the state’s No. 1 industry at $87 billion. It employs 730,000 or 17 percent of the workforce.
–Andrea Ashby, NCDA&CS