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6/30/2020 – We have been a little quiet online lately as our team is learning how to manage our …
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Are Your Specialty Crops Eligible for the CFAP Assistance?
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April Weed Management for Fraser Fir
(courtesy of Jeff Owen, Area Extension Forestry Specialist, Christmas Trees) With above average March temperatures, perennial grasses greened up and …
Christmas Tree Scouting: Twig Aphids
With support from a grant from the Pesticide Environmental Trust Fund, Cooperative Extension produced and released a series of …
Come Work With Us in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!
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2020 Pesticide Applicators and Landscape Contractors Recertification Classes
UPDATE: ALL CLASSES SCHEDULED THROUGH APRIL 2020 HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS. CHECK BACK FOR FUTURE TBD …
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 …
We Are Harvesting Lots of Black Perigord Truffles at NCSU!
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How (And How Not) to Ship Hemp
12/19/2019 – If you have a reason to ship hemp or hemp products, please read this post! I run …
Our Organic Tomato Project Makes the News!
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NEW Online Hop Production Course for the Eastern US
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Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
8/8/2019 – We had an amazing Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour on August 5 at the research station in …
2019 Nursery Field Day Slated for September 20
The Nursery Field Day features the latest ornamental plant production research from around the region. This year’s program includes …
Hops, Hemp, Truffles, and More-See What We Are Doing!
7/9/2019 – It’s field day season and we have four events planned to showcase our research this year! This …
Connecting Herb and Specialty Crop Growers With Buyers
6/7/2019 – Are you looking for liner trays of false unicorn (star grub root)? Are you a North Carolina …
Mushrooms, Herbs, Plants and More Available on Herb Connection
6/10/2019 – In the search for new crops that will potentially bring higher returns than many commodity crops, North …
Forest Farming and Ginseng Growing Podcasts
6/7/2019 – The University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry has put together a series of podcasts on agroforestry. The …
Growing Organic Produce for the Wholesale Market
6/6/2019 – There is a whole new “crop” of organic growers out there asking questions about what markets are …
Mother Earth News Fair - Extension Is There!
4/28/2019 – Our Alternative Crops and Organics Program has a very popular booth at the Mother Earth News Fair …
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