Full Name:
Steve Troxler
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sharon; 2 Children: Jeremy, Shawn
Birth Place:
Browns Summit, NC
BS, Conservation, North Carolina State University, 1974
Commissioner, Agriculture Commission, State of North Carolina, 2005-present
Candidate, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture, 2024
Member, Agricultural Safety and Health Council, North Carolina Department of Labor
Chair, Nutrition Committee, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Chair, Tobacco Task Force, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Founder, Troxler Farms, present
Operator, Troxler Farms, present
Owner, Troxler Farms, present
Member, Board of Directors, Guilford County Farm Bureau
Member, Board of Supervisors, Guilford County Soil and Water Conservation District
Founder, Browns Summit-Monticello Community Center
Founder, Browns Summit-Monticello Youth Association
President, Browns Summit-Monticello Youth Association
Volunteer Host, Greensboro Visitors Bureau
Member, Guilford County Extension Advisory Board
Board Member, Guilford County Farmers Organization
Vice President, Guilford County Farmers Organization
Vice President, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, present
Member, North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Member, North Carolina Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation
Board of Directors, North Central Farm Credit Association
Member, Rural Economic Development Center
Member, State Extension Advisory Council, A&T State University
Member, State Extension Advisory Council, North Carolina State University
Director, Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina
President, Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, 2010-2011
Awards:
Public Service Award, North Carolina Travel Industry Association, 2014; FForest Conservationist of the Year Award, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, 2013; Meritorious Service Award, North Carolina Soybean Producers Association, 2012; Elliot O. Grosvenor Food Safety Award, Association of Food and Drug Officials, 2011; Distinguished Service Award, North Carolina Agricultural Foundation; leadership award, Western North Carolina Livestock Center; Conservation Guardian Award of the Guilford County Soil Conservation Service; Phillip Morris Outstanding Young Tobacco Farmer Award; Outstanding Young Farmer Award from the North Carolina Jaycees; North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service's Outstanding Service Award; Certificate of Merit from the NCSU chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta agricultural honor society; Honorary State FFA Degree
Number of Grandchildren:
4