Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler will need a pocket protector and a tweed jacket with elbow patches to go along with his tractor.
Troxler, a Republican, is co-teaching a course at N.C. State University this fall. The course: "Agriculture Perspectives and Opportunity."
About 40 students have enrolled in the one-credit course, which meets Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. Troxler will be teaching with Barbara Kirby, who directs the university's Agricultural Institute, which offers two-year degree programs.
Troxler's role at the head of the class grew out of a three-part speaker series he moderated at N.C. State earlier this year.
For those looking for an elective to fill out that schedule, here's the course description: "Students who enroll in this course will be exposed to traditional and contemporary issues in domestic agricultural and food policy. Students will examine the major problems and challenges confronting agriculture, and discuss how innovation, research, and public policy will shape the response to those challenges. Students will also learn the realities of how agricultural policy is made, be introduced to the actors who are involved in setting that policy, and better understand how to influence policy as a participant of the agricultural community."
