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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
Due to the high volume of incoming hemp samples, the NC State University PDIC is issuing these guidelines in …
Viticulture Management Poster!
Please download our Viticulture Management Poster. This phenology-based viticulture management poster provides a reference for sound viticultural, disease, and insect …
Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Day Held August 14
The annual NC State Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Day was held August 14 in Raleigh. The annual Turfgrass Field Day …
Connect and Trade With the New Grape and Wine Forum
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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!
We have two to three temporary positions open in western North Carolina working on our western NC research stations …
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
As of today, our North Carolina numbers are: 502 Licensed Growers 2,876,914 Licensed sq. ft. of Greenhouse 6,381.88 Licensed Acres *337 Registered …
Small Farms Keep Agriculture Moving Forward
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AGENT TRAINING: Muscadine Pruning: Workshop Jan 26 in LEE COUNTY
Dear Agents, There will be two AGENT MUSCADINE PRUNING WORKSHOPS in January, followed by two more muscadine pruning workshops in …
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Post Farm Bill: FDA Still Regulates CBD Products
From 12/20/2018 FDA Press Statement: ” …it’s unlawful under the FD&C Act to introduce food containing added CBD or …
New Growers Grape Meeting in Asheville, NC
Dear grape community, Last week we did hold our New Growers Grape Meeting at Pleb Urban Winery in Asheville, NC. …
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