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WNC Medicinal Herb Growers-End of Year Events!
10/20/2022 – Our October workshop will focus on the many decisions involved with balancing productivity and longevity of farm and forest land. We’ll discuss aspect … Continue Reading
View Article2023 Black Perigord Truffle Field Day
12/9/2022 – We welcome you to attend our2023 Truffle Field Day!This event will take place Friday, January 20th, 2023 at our research truffle orchard at the Mountain Rese … Continue Reading
View ArticleFuture Opportunities Hemp Workshop in WNC-Jan. 31!
1/25/2023 – There is a limited number of tickets left for this Jan. 31 hemp workshop in western North Carolina that is primarily focused on new uses and markets for fibe … Continue Reading
View ArticleUSDA Launches Hemp Farm Search Tool
5/16/2023 – The USDA has released an online search tool so anyone can search for licensed hemp growers across the United States. We frequently receive requests for the n … Continue Reading
View ArticleOrganic Food Sales Continue to Increase
5/17/2023 – We are in the process of hiring a new vegetable researcher/extension specialist/teacher in our department. During the course of the interviews, the question … Continue Reading
View ArticleWho Will Buy My Herbs? a Grower-Buyer Event on June 1st in WNC
5/24/2023 – Join us for our springtime medicinal herb grower and buyer event. We will have a few new buyers this time including Herb Pharm! Here are the details. Registe … Continue Reading
View ArticleMy Favorite Conference Is Coming Up – Wild Herb Weekend!
6/22/2023 – Every summer I look forward to attending the annual NC Herb Associations conference at the beautiful and historic Valle Crucis Conference Center near Banner … Continue Reading
View ArticleFiber Hemp Included on Western NC Field Day!
6/30/2023 – Mark your calendars for August 10, 2023 for the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Field Day. New this year, we are going to highligh … Continue Reading
View ArticleNew Grant to Support Forest Farming Efforts!
6/30/2023 – (edited from the official announcement) The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a new grant through its new Appalachian Regional Initiative for Str … Continue Reading
View ArticleMorning Tour of Research Hop Yard-July 25 in Mills River
7/5/2023 – Join us early on Tuesday, July 25th to visit our research hop yard and participate in a discussion of the status of hops in North Carolina, and how the NC Sta … Continue Reading
View ArticleNC State Hops Breeding Program Featured Story
8/7/2023 – Our small NC State University hops breeding program based out of Mills River, NC is getting a lot of attention lately and was the subject of a feature story b … Continue Reading
View ArticleHemp Fiber Grower Interest Meeting-Aug. 24, 2023
8/11/2023 – Join us for a half day meeting to discuss growing fiber hemp. Please pre-register using the QR code in the flyer above. If the code is not clear enough for y … Continue Reading
View ArticleForest Farming Is Growing in Popularity
8/24/2023 – Forest farming is gaining in popularity across the nation. There has been a small number of university researchers and extension personnel working with farme … Continue Reading
View ArticleEfficacy of Fungicides for Organic Tomato Production
10/11/2023 – Our program has been a member of the Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) team for many years. This multi-state project is funded by USDA/NIFA OREI. … Continue Reading
View ArticleAutumn Update on the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!
10/12/2023 – Our western North Carolina based research and extension program has been very busy this summer with projects on hops, hemp, traditional Chinese medicinal he … Continue Reading
View ArticleBioAgPro Program Goes Hybrid!
1/15/2024 – The BioAg Program is a bio-agricultural readiness program offered through Durham Technical Community College in partnership with Global Ag and NC State and f … Continue Reading
View ArticleNew Programming at Winter Vegetable Conference in Asheville!
1/18/2024 – We have a wonderful program developed for the Winter Vegetable Conference in Asheville, NC on Feb. 21-22, 2024. We added a whole new session specifically for … Continue Reading
View ArticleOrganic & Small-Farm Presentations at Winter Vegetable Conference-Asheville
1/23/2024 – The Winter Vegetable Conference held at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville every year is a long-running event sponsored by the NC Tomato Growers Associatio … Continue Reading
View ArticleExtending Research to Growers in the North Carolina Mountains
Alejandro Moreno eagerly walked up and down the rows of tomatoes at NC States Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) during a field day in August, … Continue Reading
View ArticleWe Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program
2/26/2024 – Our program has FOUR positions we are currently trying to fill. If you have always thought that working for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program wit … Continue Reading
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