July Update From the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program
Written by Margaret Bloomquist, Research Associate, and Katie Learn, Research Assistant in the North Carolina Alternative Crops and Organics …
Specialty Crops
An Update on Our Field Research-Hemp, Ginseng, and More!
6/30/2020 – We have been a little quiet online lately as our team is learning how to manage our …
Managing Floral Hemp Fertility in North Carolina
6/3/2020 (revised)- There are many questions coming in this spring on how to fertilize floral hemp (hemp grown for …
Are Your Specialty Crops Eligible for the CFAP Assistance?
5/22/2020 – Some of the specialty crop growers I work with are upset because they don’t think they are …
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 …
Quick Update From NC Hemp Commission Meeting
5/1/2020 – The NC Industrial Hemp Commission met this morning. It was a short meeting with the major business …
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!
3/28/2020 – These are some trying times for all of us, but food, fiber, and medicine production must continue. …
FDA Publishes CBD Report for Congress
Hemp growers across the nation have been waiting for the FDA to issue rules on hemp for use in …
NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting March 16, 2020
WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call so Commission members can review and approve …
Changes in Hemp Interim Final Rule for 2020
2/27/2020 – The USDA is delaying the requirement to only use DEA registered labs for hemp testing for the …
USDA Releases Hemp Economic Viability Report
2/25/2020 – Several days ago the USDA Economic Research Service released a report on the Economic Viability of Industrial …
NC State Extension Policy on Hemp Sales at Extension Events
2/24/2020 – NC State Extension and N.C. Cooperative Extension have announced a new policy for sales of hemp and …
2019 North Carolina Hemp Strain Testing Results
2/14/2020 – North Carolina Hemp Strain Testing Results are finally here! Hemp strains were tested in four locations last …
Buying and Selling Hemp Seed in NC
2/11/2020- There are many people getting involved in the hemp industry who are new to agriculture. They may not …
NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting Feb. 14, 2020
WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call so Commission members can review and approve …
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
2/2/20 – I am receiving many inquiries about hemp educational programs that are close by, don’t require an overnight …
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 …
Important Information From NCDA&CS About Hemp Licenses
12/23/2019 – On November 21, 2019, we posted information about how the new USDA interim final rule would potentially …
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