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Industrial Hemp: Uses & Impacts on the Modern World
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Managing Floral Hemp Fertility in North Carolina
6/3/2020 (revised)- There are many questions coming in this spring on how to fertilize floral hemp (hemp grown for …
CFAP: USDA Releases Information for Direct Payments to Farmers; May 26 Sign Up
On May 19 the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued its final rule on the direct payment portion of …
Are Your Specialty Crops Eligible for the CFAP Assistance?
5/22/2020 – Some of the specialty crop growers I work with are upset because they don’t think they are …
The NC State Extension Hemp Team Is Still Here to Help NC Hemp Growers!
3/28/2020 – These are some trying times for all of us, but food, fiber, and medicine production must continue. …
Local Food in the Time of Coronavirus
The past several days brought worsening news about the coronavirus adding disruptions to daily life. It looks like this …
COVID-19 Resources
NC State Extension’s Food Safety site has compiled some resources that provide best practices for preparing for COVID-19. These …
Modified Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Operations
UPDATE: In order to comply with the latest NC State University policy, the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic will now …
Come Work With Us in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!
3/5/2020 – Do you enjoy working outdoors? Do you like working with plants? Are you interested in agricultural research? …
A Forest Farming Success Story
2/28/2020 – Forest farming and growing native woodland botanicals make up a large part of my research and extension …
Meet the WNC Woodland Stewards
2/27/2020 – The Association for Temperate Agroforestry has a nice article in their latest newsletter about our Woodland Stewards …
2019 North Carolina Hemp Strain Testing Results
2/14/2020 – North Carolina Hemp Strain Testing Results are finally here! Hemp strains were tested in four locations last …
U.S. Forest Service Seeking Your Input
The long awaited Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Plan Revision proposal is available for your review. I know this is important to …
Hemp Extension Meetings and Hemp Connections
2/2/20 – I am receiving many inquiries about hemp educational programs that are close by, don’t require an overnight …
We Are Harvesting Lots of Black Perigord Truffles at NCSU!
1/31/2020 – Skepticism was high in 2010 when we planted our first filbert orchard with young trees inoculated with …
NC State University Hops Breeding Update
Hop yields in the Southeast are very low compared to hop growing regions in northern states such as Washington, …
How (And How Not) to Ship Hemp
12/19/2019 – If you have a reason to ship hemp or hemp products, please read this post! I run …
Online Woodland Stewards Program
12/9/2019 – If you own wooded land and are interested in learning how best to manage it and make …
Ginseng: An Option for Underutilized Forest Land in the West
As most of our perennial plants have settled in for the ‘long winters nap,’ now is a perfect time …
Our Organic Tomato Project Makes the News!
11/25/2019 – The new funding for the multi-state Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) research and extension project was announced …