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 …
Field Crops
June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!
6/11/2021 – By Katherine Learn, graduate student/research assistant, and Margaret Bloomquist, research associate (this article was also sent to …
Pesticide Applicators Recertification Credits to Be Offered
Free Pesticide Applicator Credits Available Thursday April 29th, 2021 In person or over Zoom Class 1: 5:30-6:30 1 Hr. pesticide credit L, N, …
WNC Hemp Growers Meeting Online - February 17, 2021
2/17/21 – WNC Hemp Growers Meeting Online The Western North Carolina Hemp Growers Meeting will be online Wednesday, February 17, …
Local Tree Farmer Featured in COVID-19 Farm Safety Story
READ FULL ARTICLE FROM ECU Tracy and Scott Taylor have operated Stone Mountain Farm in western Watauga County since 1988. …
Industrial Hemp Pilot Program Extended
Thus far in 2020, the US House and Senate have not been able to agree on an actual 2020-2021 …
Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook
Everything you need to know to successfully grow vegetables in the Southeast including: varieties, planting dates, fertilizer recommendations, cover …
Plant Cover Crops This Fall for Better Soils in 2021
Hi, this is Richard Boylan with N.C. Cooperative Extension of Watauga County to discuss planting cover crops now for better …
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 …
Come Work With Us in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!
3/5/2020 – Do you enjoy working outdoors? Do you like working with plants? Are you interested in agricultural research? …
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 …
2019 Small-Farm, Late-Season Hemp Production Notes
2019 Small-Farm, Late-Season Hemp Production Notes: Flowering, Harvest, & Post-Harvest Management Mountain, High Country, & Foothills regions, Western North Carolina Field Production From …
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 …
N.C. A&T State University Small Farms Field Day - Thursday, June 6, 2019
Hosted by Cooperative Extension at North Carolina A&T State University, Small Farms Field Day is an annual free event …
Special Hotel Rate Ends Today! Beer and Beyond Conference
This conference is over, but watch for new ones in the coming years! 3/1/2019 – Today at noon is the …
Beer and Beyond: A Conference for Southern Hop Growers
This event is over, but watch for upcoming events on our website. 2/12/2019 – What else can you do with …
Hemp Production Information Meeting in Ashe County on Wednesday 1/30/19
Have you heard that the 2018 Farm Bill has legalized Industrial Hemp as a crop and that North Carolina …
Two Pieces of News on Downy Mildews During This Rainy Season
Two pieces of news on Downy Mildews during this rainy season Downy Mildew on Hops and Downy Mildew on Basils …
Sericea Lespedeza Field Day - Van Ride Available From Watauga Extension
There will be a free Sericea Lespedeza Field Day held in Laurens, South Carolina on Thursday, June 28, 2018, …
Agroecology on-Farm Dinner, 10/7/2017
Join us for delicious food prepared with produce from our farm, farm tours, a grand opening of our new …
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