We Are Hiring! Help Us Grow Hemp, Hops, Broccoli, and More!
We have two to three temporary positions open in western North Carolina working on our western NC research stations …
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Heavy Metal Soil Testing for Hemp
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 CONTACT: Dr. David Hardy, Ph.D., N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Agronomic Services Division 919-733-2655 NCDA&CS heavy metal …
Is Hemp the Same Thing as Marijuana?
There is confusion over the differences between marijuana, hemp, industrial hemp, and CBD hemp. What are they? What is …
Grower and Processor Numbers Updated
As of today, our North Carolina numbers are: 502 Licensed Growers 2,876,914 Licensed sq. ft. of Greenhouse 6,381.88 Licensed Acres *337 Registered …
21st Annual Eastern NC Landscape Conference & Trade Show - 2/5/2019
This Landscape Conference and Trade Show will focus on a number of topics including pesticide safety, disease management, lawn …
Is It OK to Grow Under Someone Else's License?
We have been getting this question more since some companies or growers have started advertising for farmers to grow …
Hemp License Still Required
The new 2018 Farm Bill does NOT change the requirement for NC hemp growers to have a license for …
Training in Forages for Producers and Land Managers (Afternoon Session), Feb. 13, 2019
A wet fall 2018 not only delayed, and in some cases completely prevented, timely fall-plantings of cool-season annual and …
Weather Forecast 1/10/2019-1/15/2019
Dear Strawberry Community, The craziness of last years weather has just continued into the new season 2018/19. Very warm temperatures …
Post Farm Bill: FDA Still Regulates CBD Products
From 12/20/2018 FDA Press Statement: ” …it’s unlawful under the FD&C Act to introduce food containing added CBD or …
2018 License Holder Survey With Paper Copy
Below please find the link to the mandatory Annual Survey for the NC Industrial Hemp Program. Each year in …
February 12, 2019 Eastern NC Nursery Conference Registration Available Now
This educational conference will focus on commercial ornamental nursery production and will be held at the Wilson County Agricultural …
What Is Soil?
Many well-meaning gardeners plug away applying herbicide after herbicide on a relentless crop of weeds, or vegetable gardeners diligently …
Meet the NC State University Hemp Researchers
Since the NC Industrial Hemp Program’s inception in 2017, several NC State University researchers have dedicated some portion of …
Industrial Hemp Informational Sessions Being Held Across the State
N.C. Cooperative Extension agents have hosted more than 16 Industrial Hemp Informational Sessions and Workshops during the 2017-2018 growing …
January 29, 2019 NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop, Raleigh, NC
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2019. READ THE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION. January 29, 2019, NC Greenhouse PourThru Workshop for …
New Processor Acknowledgment Letter Issued
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) in conjunction with the NC Industrial Hemp Commission has …
NC Farm School Returns Down East
NC Farm School Business Training is returning to the Eastern counties of North Carolina. N.C. Cooperative Extension agents from Pitt, …
NC State University Offers Hemp Course
North Carolina State University will offer its first industrial hemp course in May 2019. The course is called, “Business …
Reminders for Hemp License Holders
As the 2018 season draws to a close, many may benefit from these helpful reminders about the NC Industrial …
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