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 …
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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. …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
8/8/2019 – We had an amazing Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour on August 5 at the research station in …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
6/12/2019 – Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State …
Heavy Metal Soil Testing for Hemp
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 CONTACT: Dr. David Hardy, Ph.D., N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Agronomic Services Division 919-733-2655 NCDA&CS heavy metal …
Special Hotel Rate Ends Today! Beer and Beyond Conference
This conference is over, but watch for new ones in the coming years! 3/1/2019 – Today at noon is the …
Is Hemp the Same Thing as Marijuana?
2/15/2019 – There is confusion over the differences between marijuana, hemp, industrial hemp, and CBD hemp. What are they? …
Beer and Beyond: A Conference for Southern Hop Growers
This event is over, but watch for upcoming events on our website. 2/12/2019 – What else can you do with …
Two Amazing Field Days This Week; Another Coming Up Next Week! Join Us.
It was a busy but very rewarding week for my program. On Tuesday we held our annual Alternative Crops …
Western NC Industrial Hemp Trial Is Up and Growing!
7/7/2017 – On June 19, 2017 we planted our first industrial hemp variety trial at the Mountain Research Station …
Industrial Hemp Study Planted in Western NC
On June 19, we planted our first industrial hemp research study at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC. …
Want to Grow Industrial Hemp in NC?
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension website for Industrial Hemp is now live!!! And you can put in your application …
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