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New Publication Alert! Fiber Hemp Variety Trial Results Now Available

December 18, 2025

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Join Us for the 2025 NC State Hemp Grain and Fiber Field Day on August 19th!

July 31, 2025

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Reflections on 2024 from the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program Team

December 12, 2024

Announcement of 9/11/2024 Forest Farming Field Tour at Warren Wilson College
Forest Farming Field Tour-Sept 11-in Swannanoa, NC

September 6, 2024

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New Extension Article on Cover Cropping and Cannabinoid Hemp!

August 21, 2024

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75th Anniversary Celebration Horticulture Research Field Day!

July 24, 2024

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Industrial Hemp Morning-Workshop on Fiber Hemp Innovation & Sustainability

July 24, 2024

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How to Get a License to Grow Hemp in NC

June 21, 2024

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It's a New Season in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

June 12, 2024

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We Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

February 26, 2024

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Extending Research to Growers in the North Carolina Mountains

February 20, 2024

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Autumn Update on the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

October 12, 2023

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USDA Launches Hemp Farm Search Tool

May 16, 2023

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USDA Publishes 2022 National Hemp Report

May 2, 2023

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2022 NC State Floral Hemp Variety Trial Report Is In!

December 22, 2022

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Extension Publication on Floral Hemp Transplant Timing

September 13, 2022

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New Extension Publication on Hemp Harvest Timing

August 19, 2022

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2022 NC State Hemp Field Days Report

August 17, 2022

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2022 June Program Update-Woodland Herbs, Hops, Hemp and More!

June 23, 2022

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New Extension Publication on Fiber and Grain Hemp Seed Size

June 9, 2022

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David Suchoff Leads Hemp Research Consortium

April 22, 2022

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USDA Publishes First National Hemp Report

February 23, 2022

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All NC Hemp Growers Must Now Be Licensed Through USDA

January 5, 2022

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New Extension Publication on Nitrogen and Potassium Fertility

December 9, 2021

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Hemp Leaf Tissue Nutrient Reference Ranges

November 26, 2021

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2021 NC State Floral Hemp Variety Trial Results

November 22, 2021

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NC Hemp Program Transition Webinar-Sept 29, 2021

September 26, 2021

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Late July Hemp Pics-NC Alternative Crops & Organics

July 29, 2021

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2020 Floral Hemp Variety Trial Results

June 15, 2021

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June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!

June 9, 2021

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Article: USDA’s Final Rule for Hemp Production

May 19, 2021

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What's Up With New "Seedless" Hemp Varieties?

May 10, 2021

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USDA Extended Pandemic Assistance Includes Hemp

March 30, 2021

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Videos from the WNC Hemp Grower Meeting

March 29, 2021

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USDA Posts Webinar Outlining the Domestic Hemp Production Final Rule

March 26, 2021

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What Pesticides Are Registered for Hemp in NC in 2021 (and beyond)?

March 10, 2021

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Update on the Final Rule for Hemp

March 8, 2021

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Paper Published on Phosphorus Nutrition of Greenhouse Grown Hemp

March 1, 2021

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Nutritional Guides for Greenhouse Hemp

February 16, 2021

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Keep an Eye on Mg Levels for Hemp Production

February 13, 2021

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