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Specialty Crops
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. …
What Is a Fair Rental Rate for Farmland?
One of the most common questions we get at NC FarmLink is “What is a fair rental rate for this …
Dharma Creek Farm, near Asheville, Keeps It Real.
When Mark Scearce and Nicole Thoennes were living in Chicago and Los Angeles writing and performing music for television …
FDA Publishes CBD Report for Congress
Hemp growers across the nation have been waiting for the FDA to issue rules on hemp for use in …
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
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting March 16, 2020
WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call so Commission members can review and approve …
Changes in Hemp Interim Final Rule for 2020
2/27/2020 – The USDA is delaying the requirement to only use DEA registered labs for hemp testing for the …
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 …
USDA Releases Hemp Economic Viability Report
2/25/2020 – Several days ago the USDA Economic Research Service released a report on the Economic Viability of Industrial …
NC State Extension Policy on Hemp Sales at Extension Events
2/24/2020 – NC State Extension and N.C. Cooperative Extension have announced a new policy for sales of hemp and …
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 …
Buying and Selling Hemp Seed in NC
2/11/2020- There are many people getting involved in the hemp industry who are new to agriculture. They may not …
NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting Feb. 14, 2020
WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call so Commission members can review and approve …
How and When to Request THC Testing in NC
UPDATED 2/10/2020 – Dr. Michelle McGinnis, Field Services Section Chief with the Agronomic Division, and Kathy Bowers, Hemp Sampling Coordinator, …
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 …
DEA Certified Labs for Testing Your Hemp
1/14/2020 – The new federal hemp rules require hemp testing to be conducted by DEA registered laboratories only. Growers …
Fantastic 102 Acre Farm and Farm House for Lease Near Murphy, NC
This historic family-owned property was recently used to raise grass-fed beef before being partially converted to corn and soybean …
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