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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…

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…

researcher in hop yard

Hops on the Cover of the 2021 NC Extension Report!

4/29/2022 - What a surprise to find Dr. Luping Qu, research specialist and hops breeder in our program, on the cover of the NC Extension 2021 Annual Report! Great picture and incredible report. I…

ripe hop cones hanging on the plants

NC Hops in the News!!!

12/22/2021 - The North Carolina State University hops breeding program is getting a lot of attention this year. This recent article in the CALS News contains a podcast, video, and transcript about…

Extension Homegrown video on hops

New Videos on Truffles and Hops!

Link to the NC State Extension Homegrown article and video on hops12/10/2021 The NC State Extension Homegrown video team recently created a video and article on our hops breeding program. It was…

broccoli head

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 west as Waynesville to as far east as Pittsboro. Here are a few of the beautiful photos our…

young floral hemp plants on white plastic mulch in the field

July Update From the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

7/28/20 - Written by Margaret Bloomquist, Research Associate, and Katie Learn, Research Assistant in the North Carolina Alternative Crops and Organics ProgramConsistent 85-65° temperature splits and…