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NC State Summer / Fall Field Research Job in Western NC
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Videos From the 2020 Goldenseal Summit Now Available!
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AgriShops Online February 22 & 26, 2021
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WNC Hemp Growers Meeting Online - February 17, 2021
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Sweet Corn Bird Damage-Help With the Research!
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2021 Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook Now Available!
1/6/2021 – The new Southeastern Vegetable Crop Handbook is now available online. Extension vegetable specialists across the Southeast come …
The WNC Winter Vegetable Conference Goes Virtual!
SAVE THE DATES: FEBRUARY 24 AND 25, 2021 *REGISTRATION OPEN* 12/15/2020 – The tradition of the Winter Vegetable Conference and …
Basil Growing Virtual Workshop - Free - Dec. 10-11, 2020
11/17/2020 – This announcement was sent out by Dr. Margaret T. McGrath at Cornell University. I thought it would …
Local Tree Farmer Featured in COVID-19 Farm Safety Story
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Industrial Hemp Pilot Program Extended
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Funds Available to Nearly All Farmers via CFAP-2
Funds available to nearly all farmers via CFAP-2; Applications due 12/11/20 Farmers of virtually every crop or animal raised in …
Can I Grow Gooseberries or Currants in NC?
9/16/2020 – The short answer is “no.” You cannot legally grow currants or gooseberries in North Carolina. The reason …
Our Truffle Paper Is Published!
8/20/20 – It has been decades in coming because finding funding to conduct research on growing truffles in North …
Let's Grow Broccoli in WNC! Project Update
7/30/2020 – Written by Margaret Bloomquist, Research Associate Next year marks the 10th growing season of the Eastern Broccoli Project! This season we …
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 …
Some NC Farmers Stay Local
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An Update on Our Field Research-Hemp, Ginseng, and More!
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Are Your Specialty Crops Eligible for the CFAP Assistance?
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Come Work With Us in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!
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