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Steve Troxler's Biography

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Contact Information

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

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