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NC State Tomato Field Day-Mills River
OfflineEventAttendanceMode Horticultural Crops Research, 74 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA Horticultural Crops Research, 74 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759, USA New Crops & Organics
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Piedmont Research Station Horticulture and Specialty Crops Field Day
OfflineEventAttendanceMode NCDA&CS Piedmont Research Station, 8530 Sherrills Ford Rd, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA NCDA&CS Piedmont Research Station, 8530 Sherrills Ford Rd, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA New Crops & Organics
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Mountain Research Station Field Day
OfflineEventAttendanceMode Mountain Research, 265 Test Farm Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA Mountain Research, 265 Test Farm Rd, Waynesville, NC 28786, USA New Crops & Organics
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Popcorn Field Plot Tour-Oxford, NC
OfflineEventAttendanceMode 901 Hillsboro St, Oxford, NC 27565, USA 901 Hillsboro St, Oxford, NC 27565, USA New Crops & Organics
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Southern Ohio Forest Farming Conference
OfflineEventAttendanceMode United Plant Savers, 35707 Loop Rd, Rutland, OH 45775, USA United Plant Savers, 35707 Loop Rd, Rutland, OH 45775, USA New Crops & Organics
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Forest Farming Intensive: Propagation to Processing
OfflineEventAttendanceMode Duffield, VA 24244, USA
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Late July Hemp Pics-NC Alternative Crops & Organics
7/29/2021 – It is a very beautiful, but very hot day in western North Carolina. And research associate, Margaret …
N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting August 5, 2021
7/27/2021 WHO/WHAT: The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting for an update on the future direction of the …
Pics of the Week From the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program
7/16/21 – Our team is very busy in mid-July with research projects scattered across the state from as far …
N.C. Cooperative Extension Policy on Hemp Sales at Extension Events
7/12/2021 – NC State Extension and N.C. Cooperative Extension have updated their policy for sales of hemp and hemp-derived …
Registration for the 2021 Piedmont Research Station Horticulture and Specialty Crops Field Day
7/8/2021 – Registration for the 2021 Piedmont Research Station Horticulture and Specialty Crops Field Day is live!! We are …
NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting July 1, 2021
6/24/2021 WHO/WHAT: The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, July …
2020 Floral Hemp Variety Trial Results
6/16/2021 – The results from the 2020 statewide floral hemp variety trial are now available. Note that cannabinoid results …
June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!
6/11/2021 – By Katherine Learn, graduate student/research assistant, and Margaret Bloomquist, research associate (this article was also sent to …
New 'Buying a Farm' Web Resource!
We are always seeking to enhance the resources that we offer on our website. The most recent addition is …
Hemp, Tomatoes, and Chinese Herbs!
5/26/2021 – Research assistant and graduate student, Katie Learn, provided these pictures of recent activities in our North Carolina …
Tuesday in Pictures-NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program
5/25/2021 – We got an amazing response to our spring research update with requests for more frequent updates with …
NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting June1, 2021
5/23/2021 WHO/WHAT: The N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. WHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, June …
Article: USDA’s Final Rule for Hemp Production
5/19/2021 – Greenhouse Product News’ 2021 Guide to Hemp Production includes an article I wrote that summarizes the requirements …
Voluntary Agricultural Districts: The Conservation Agreement Requirement Explained
Questions from landowners and county farmland preservation boards often emerge about the requirement of a conservation agreement for enrollment …
Where Does My Farm Fall Under the Produce Safety Rule in 2021?
FDA just released “adjusted inflation cutoffs” that are used to determine how produce farms will be affected by FSMA’s Produce …
Spring Update for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program
5/18/2021 – It is a beautiful spring in western NC and our field research is in full swing once …
What's Up With New "Seedless" Hemp Varieties?
Introduction 5/10/2021 – When growing hemp for extraction of cannabinoids it is critical that only female plants are produced. Female …
Forest Farming Field Day in West Virginia in May 2021
5/7/2021 – The Appalachian Beginning Forest Farming Coalition announces the first in-person forest farming workshop for 2021! The event …
Bloodroot and Red Trillium Collection Study
4/30/2021 – A student at Virginia Tech is doing a study on bloodroot and red trillium and has a …