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10/12/2023 – Our western North Carolina based research and extension program has been very busy this summer with projects …
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Collapse ▲10/12/2023 – Our western North Carolina based research and extension program has been very busy this summer with projects …
10/11/2023 – Our program has been a member of the Tomato Organic Management Initiative (TOMI) team for many years. …
Join the Piedmont Medicinal Herb Growers at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Center of Randolph County on Thursday, October 14th …
Heather Haley is passionate about irises and wanted to help preserve her mother’s lifetime collection when Heather moved and …
8/24/2023 – Forest farming is gaining in popularity across the nation. There has been a small number of university …
8/7/2023 – Our small NC State University hops breeding program based out of Mills River, NC is getting a …
7/5/2023 – Join us early on Tuesday, July 25th to visit our research hop yard and participate in a …
6/30/2023 – (edited from the official announcement) The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a new grant through its new …
6/22/2023 – Every summer I look forward to attending the annual NC Herb Association’s conference at the beautiful and …
5/24/2023 – Join us for our springtime medicinal herb grower and buyer event. We will have a few new …
5/17/2023 – We are in the process of hiring a new vegetable researcher/extension specialist/teacher in our department. During the …
Please join Melissa Bell from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and John Lyttle, N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent …
12/9/2022 – We welcome you to attend our 2023 Truffle Field Day! This event will take place Friday, January 20th, 2023 …
Are you interested in selling medicinal herbs or herbal products and want to know the best techniques for marketing …
10/20/2022 – Our October workshop will focus on the many decisions involved with balancing productivity and longevity of farm …
9/21/2022 – Join the WNC Medicinal Herb Growers for a hands-on session on advanced medicinal herb handling. In this advanced-level …
9/6/2022 – The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has been very supportive of our hops …
The Piedmont Medicinal Herb Growers Group will be holding their first class on Tuesday, September 13th at 3:00 p.m. …
7/20/2022 – There are a number of events happening in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee on apples, tomatoes, …
6/23/2022 – The NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program staff produced a colorful and informative update on everything going …
This booklet provides an overview of production costs and marketing strategies that growers should consider …
This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of basil downy mildew.
This plant disease fact sheet discusses southern blight, a soil-borne fungus that attacks tomatoes and …
This factsheet covers the identification and control of septoria leaf spot of tomatoes.
This publication serves as a guide on building local food economies for planners, economic developers, …
Lesion nematode damage in white or Irish potato is caused by plant-parasitic roundworms. This publication …
This publication discusses flying unmanned aerial vehicles (drones, model aircraft) for commercial purposes. You'll learn …
Learn about grafting techniques that growers can use to unite the disease resistance and enhanced …