News and Updates
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PETER DANIEL: Democrat Ag Commissioner candidate Sarah Taber’s farm plans economically unsound North State Journal: This November, North Carolinians will decide again who will lead the Department of Agriculture for the next four years: current Republican Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, who owns Guilford County’s Troxler Farms, or Democrat Sarah Taber, who has put forward some …unusual views about…
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Last week, President Joe Biden suddenly dropped out of the 2024 presidential contest and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor. With the election only 101 days away, the North Carolina Ag Partnership wanted to flag some concerning aspects of Harris’ record on Ag issues. Despite Harris’ support for these policies that would crush…
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Out of touch, partisan extremist. Less than 48 hours after the assassination attempt on former President Trump, Democratic candidate for Ag Commissioner Sarah Taber hijacked the extremely horrible moment in history to preach to her flock about vandalism that has occurred against one small local Democratic party field office, which had a broken window. “Don’t…
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While Democrats on Capitol Hill squabble about the path forward with Biden after his disastrous debate performance, Sarah Taber, their nominee for NC Ag Commissioner, participated in an interview with Politico Pro, a Washington, DC publication targeted towards political insiders. Taber went out of her way to advocate for the Biden agenda and touted her plan…
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As you probably know, poultry is the largest agriculture sector in North Carolina. According to the NC Poultry Federation, our poultry farmers contribute nearly $40 billion to North Carolina’s economy and employ almost 150,000 people. Some of the most hardworking and honest folks in our state. That’s why we all should be very concerned about…
Critical Legislative Update Farmers Need to Know
Last week, the North Carolina House Committee on the Environment gave a favorable report to House Bill 864, PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability. This bill creates sweeping uncertainties for family farms and agribusinesses. As a reminder, HB 864 grants the DEQ Secretary unprecedented enforcement authority and the ability to impose financial liabilities, a power that even…