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 …
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An Update on Our Field Research-Hemp, Ginseng, and More!
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NC State PDIC to Expand Modified Operations
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Are Your Specialty Crops Eligible for the CFAP Assistance?
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CFAP: USDA Releases Information for Direct Payments to Farmers; May 26 Sign Up
On May 19 the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued its final rule on the direct payment portion of …
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Preparing for the New Hemp Rules-Consider Your Genetics
4/9/2020 – Licensed NC hemp farmers are producing hemp under the rules and guidance of the NC Industrial Hemp …
The NC State Extension Hemp Team Is Still Here to Help NC Hemp Growers!
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Modified Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Operations
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FDA Publishes CBD Report for Congress
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USDA Releases Hemp Economic Viability Report
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Buying and Selling Hemp Seed in NC
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How and When to Request THC Testing in NC
UPDATED 2/10/2020 – Dr. Michelle McGinnis, Field Services Section Chief with the Agronomic Division, and Kathy Bowers, Hemp Sampling Coordinator, …
Hemp Extension Meetings and Hemp Connections
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DEA Certified Labs for Testing Your Hemp
1/14/2020 – The new federal hemp rules require hemp testing to be conducted by DEA registered laboratories only. Growers …
How (And How Not) to Ship Hemp
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Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
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Hops, Hemp, Truffles, and More-See What We Are Doing!
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Greenhouse Media for Growing Hemp Cuttings
Greenhouse media for growing hemp cuttings Keith Edmisten, Carl Crozier, and Anthony LeBude North Carolina Cooperative Extension Kristin Hicks, North Carolina Department …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
6/12/2019 – Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State …
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