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Time to consider equine vaccinations
Agriculture Commissioner
Steve Troxler is encouraging
equine owners to have their ani¬
mals vaccinated against Eastern
Equine Encephalomyelitis and
West Nile Virus.
“Mosquito-breeding season in
North Carolina lasts from spring
until the first frost and horses
are at risk if not properly vacci¬
nated,” Troxler said. “EEE is fatal
90 percent of the time in horses
and WNV has a fatality rate of
30 percent. But, both diseases are
preventable by vaccination.”
Last year, there were three
recorded cases of EEE and two
cases of WNV.
State Veterinarian Dr. Mike
Martin recommends that equine
owners talk to their veterinarians
about an effective vaccination
protocol to protect horses from
mosquito-borne diseases. The
combination vaccination initially
requires multiple injections for
horses, mules and donkeys that
have no prior vaccination history.
Mosquitoes can breed in any
puddle that lasts for more than
four days, so removing any
source of standing water can re¬
duce the chance of exposing ani¬
mals to WNV or EEE. Keeping
horses in stalls at night, using in¬
sect screens and fans, and turning
off lights after dusk can also help
(See WNV & EEE, pg. 3)
State Veterinarian Dr. Mike Martin encourages equine owners to consider
vaccinations to protect against mosquito-borne diseases.
28 awarded N.C. State Fair Livestock Scholarships
Twenty-eight North Carolina students have been named recipients
of 2022 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships, Agriculture
Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.
The scholarships are designed for high school seniors and students
currently enrolled in an institute of higher education who have partici¬
pated in thejunior livestock ormarket turkey showsat the N.C. State Fair.
The scholarships are funded from a percentage of the total sales
at the N.C. State Fair Sale of Champions. The number of schol¬
arships awarded each year is based on qualified applicants and
funds available from the previous year’s Sale of Champions. Be¬
cause of strong support of the 2021 sale, 26 scholarships valued at
S2,000 each were awarded this year. Two S2,500 scholarship was
also sponsored by Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina.
“We greatly appreciate the numerous buyers and spon¬
sors that help make the Sale of Champions a success,” said
Neil Bowman, director of the N.C. State Fair livestock shows.
A selection committee evaluated applicants based
on their involvement with N.C. State Fair junior live¬
stock shows, academic achievement, extracurricular activi¬
ties and an essay. Each application was assigned a number
and identifying information was removed before evaluation.
Following is a list of scholarship recipients by county. All schol-
(See Scholarships, pg. 5)
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We recently hosted USDA
Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA
Administrator Michael Regan at
the Agricultural Sciences Cen¬
ter for a roundtable discussion
with agricultural leaders here
in Raleigh. You can see pho¬
tos from the event on page 8.
Regan previously served
with the N.C. Department of En¬
vironment and Natural Resources
in Raleigh before heading to
Washington D.C. to lead EPA.
This is Vilsack’s second time
serving as Agriculture Secretary.
It was a great discussion and
I was pleased to hear that the two
agencies are committed to working
together on Climate Smart initia¬
tives for common sense answers.
One of the biggest take¬
aways that 1 wanted to stress
with them is that in North
Carolina, agriculture is carbon
negative and the industry se¬
questers 26 percent of offsets
in the state. That is significant.
I’ve written before in this
column about the need to bring
more attention to the posi¬
Commissioner Troxler
tive environmental contribu¬
tions of agriculture, and this
is a good example of that.
Farmers have a direct,
vested and personal interest in
caring for our natural resources.
They are forward thinking and
are accustomed to doing more
with less, especially in uncer¬
tain times like we are in today.
The land they farm pro¬
vides their livelihood. If
(See Troxler, pg. 5)
