NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (NCDA&CS) have 18 Research Stations? statewide including North Carolina's Biofuels Campus in Oxford on which the Biofuels Center of North Carolina is located. The Biofuels Campus is located on the former Oxford Tobacco Research Station.

The NCDA's 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.

Each facility has unique climate and soil conditions, giving researchers a living laboratory in which to investigate a variety of regional crops?, forestry? concerns, livestock?, poultry?, and aquaculture?. The NCDAsupports these studies by providing land, water, equipment, buildings, and staff who are responsible for helping to build a stronger foundation for agriculture and agribusiness in North Carolina.

External Link:

Biofuels Center of North Carolina