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New Publication Alert! Fiber Hemp Variety Trial Results Now Available

Results from our fiber hemp variety trials in 2023 and 2024 are now available. Follow the link below:https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/fiber-hemp-variety-trial-results-2023-2024

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

Join us in Goldsboro, NC at the Cherry Research Farm to learn more about new and ongoing research in grain and fiber hemp. Registration is limited so make sure you sign up ASAP! Click here to learn…

Announcement of 9/11/2024 Forest Farming Field Tour at Warren Wilson College

Forest Farming Field Tour-Sept 11-in Swannanoa, NC

9/6/2024 - Join us for this special tour of the forest farming project at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC. Their Guaranteed from Seed Project, producing planting stock for native woodland…

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How to Get a License to Grow Hemp in NC

6/21/2024 - To grow hemp legally in North Carolina, you need a hemp production license issued by the USDA. The requirements for the USDA hemp production license include a FBI Identity History Summary…

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Extension Publication on Floral Hemp Transplant Timing

9/13/2022 - We published a short article on research conducted to understand the relationship between transplant density and timing on floral hemp yield. You can find the article at the Floral Hemp…

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David Suchoff Leads Hemp Research Consortium

4/22/2022 - Dr. David Suchoff, assistant professor and extension specialist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is the director of the new national Hemp Research Consortium. This is a…

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USDA Publishes First National Hemp Report

2/23/2022 - The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published the first national hemp report on February 17, 2022. This report breaks down production metrics (acreage, yield, price,…

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All NC Hemp Growers Must Now Be Licensed Through USDA

1/5/2022 - As of January 1, 2022 all hemp growers in North Carolina must be licensed through the USDA National Hemp Program. The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, which was overseen by…

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New Extension Publication on Nitrogen and Potassium Fertility

12/9/2021 - A new Extension publication is available at the link below. The work focused on developing nitrogen and potassium fertilizer recommendations for floral hemp.Establishing Nitrogen and…

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NC Hemp Program Transition Webinar-Sept 29, 2021

9/26/2021 - A North Carolina hemp grower shared this information about a webinar for North Carolina hemp growers transitioning to the USDA hemp licensing program. I don't know why I didn't get that…