About the NCDA&CS
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' divisions
have responsibilities in regulatory and service areas covering agronomy;
animal health; weights and measures; gas and oil inspection; crop
and livestock statistics; USDA commodity distribution; state farm
operations; food, drug and cosmetic testing for purity; agricultural
marketing and promotion; agricultural marketing grading; international
agricultural crop and livestock marketing; operation of the North Carolina State Fair
and North Carolina Mountain State Fair; operation of five state farmers markets;
research station operations; seed and fertilizer inspection; nursery
and plant pest eradication activities; regulation of the structural pest control industry;
agricultural environmental issues; state and federal agricultural legislation; and agricultural
economic analysis.