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CCA Training, December 10-12
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Sep 3: Grape Hurricane Preparedness and Resources
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Presentations: Muscadine Extension Meeting Aug 28 2019
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Instructions for Submitting Hemp Samples to the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic
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Viticulture Management Poster!
Please download our Viticulture Management Poster. This phenology-based viticulture management poster provides a reference for sound viticultural, disease, and insect …
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Connect and Trade With the New Grape and Wine Forum
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Hemp Seed Importation Update From USDA
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Viticulture Workshop at Surry Community College, April 17
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We Are Hiring! Help Us Grow Hemp, Hops, Broccoli, and More!
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Presentations From the 2019 NC Muscadine Annual Meeting
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N.C. Cooperative Extension Helps Farmers Search for Alternative Enterprises
Change is continuous in farming. Prices, farm programs, trade policies, technology, markets, and consumer preferences all change continuously, just …
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 …
NC Muscadine Grape Association Annual Meeting
March 16, 2019, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Bladen County Extension Office, 450 Smith Circle, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 Registration …
Is Hemp the Same Thing as Marijuana?
There is confusion over the differences between marijuana, hemp, industrial hemp, and CBD hemp. What are they? What is …
Grower and Processor Numbers Updated
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