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N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
U.S. state government agency (Republican-led, agriculture-industry focused)
NCDA&CS is a North Carolina state government agency, not an independent news outlet. It publishes press releases, the Ag Review newsletter and market updates to promote and regulate the state's farm economy. Its communications are official and industry-friendly. They are generally not partisan, though the commissioner has welcomed Trump administration farm aid while stressing financial strain on farmers.
Owned byOwned and operated by the State of North Carolina. It is an executive-branch department headed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, an independently elected statewide official. Republican Steve Troxler has held the post since 2005.
LeaningU.S. state government agency (Republican-led, agriculture-industry focused)
On the administrationmostly neutral
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun