Johnston County, North Carolina
NC Senate Bill 225 has been proposed to promote beekeeping and pollinator habitat.
Please contact your Senator and Representative to voice support for this bill.
Here is link to Senate website:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
Regards,
Chip Braswell
President JCBA
Free marketing website where you can list your farmer's market, agritourism, on farm sales (local honey, pick your own, etc...). They need more agricultural related businesses to sign up so they can open the site.
Dear All:
I received information from USDA that they have developed a local food directory to help farmers who have a stand, store, or other direct-to-consumer retail outlet on the farm to be found more easily. USDA wants to raise awareness of this resource. Details can be found here:
For questions, people can call: 202.690.1327 or send an email to directoryupdates@ams.usda.gov
Annette B Dunlap, MBA
Food Business Specialist/Agribusiness Developer