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Group of people sitting on the ground pruning and training hops on a research station.

Check Out These Hands-on Learning Opportunities in North Carolina!

6/10/2025 - We are offering, or closely engaged with, a large number of hands-on educational events this season. These include agroforestry farm tours, volunteer days in the hops, research station…

two people planting little Chinese medicinal herb plants in a prepared bed on a farm

Our May Newsletter Is Ready for Your Viewing Pleasure!

5/12/2025 - There is so much going on with our program right, including educational events for you to attend and volunteer opportunities. Check it out in the latest NC Alternative Crops &…

Three bloodroot flowers blooming in the woods surrounding by dried leaves

April Showers and Forest Flowers-Our Latest Newsletter

4/9/2025 - Our latest newsletter has been published and describes the early spring activities of the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program. An opportunity to volunteer in our research hop yard in…

Flier for the 75th anniverary of the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center

75th Anniversary Celebration Horticulture Research Field Day!

7/24/2024 - It's almost here! The 75th anniversary of the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC. Join us for this field day and celebration of the wonderful…

hops growing on trellises

It's a New Season in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

6/12/2024 - It has been a very busy spring in the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program. We have many new projects on a wide range of crops and they are scattered across the mountains and…

People kneeling next to freshly planted medicinal herbs in a forest farming setting

We Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

2/26/2024 - Our program has FOUR positions we are currently trying to fill. If you have always thought that working for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program with NC State University would be…

Chinese medicinal herbs growing on a farm in western NC

Autumn Update on the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

10/12/2023 - Our western North Carolina based research and extension program has been very busy this summer with projects on hops, hemp, traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, native woodland…

hops growing on a trellis in western North Carolina

NC State Hops Breeding Program Featured Story

8/7/2023 - Our small NC State University hops breeding program based out of Mills River, NC is getting a lot of attention lately and was the subject of a feature story by journalist Bill Evans with…

man standing in hop yard

Morning Tour of Research Hop Yard-July 25 in Mills River

7/5/2023 - Join us early on Tuesday, July 25th to visit our research hop yard and participate in a discussion of the status of hops in North Carolina, and how the NC State breeding program is trying…

woman picking hop cone from plant

NCDA&CS Supporting the NC Emerging Hops Industry

9/6/2022 - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS;) has been very supportive of our hops research program with grants offered through the New and Emerging Crops…