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Mathews Family Farms Connects With NC FarmLink
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Learn How NC FarmLink Can Help Farmers and Farm Workers Find Each Other!
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Using the Right Tool - or the Best Tool Available!
Using the right tool for any given task is always our goal, but we all have made do when …
The NC State Extension Hemp Team Is Still Here to Help NC Hemp Growers!
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Adapted from a press release written by Rich Bonnano. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is taking …
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One of the most common questions we get at NC FarmLink is “What is a fair rental rate for this …
FDA Publishes CBD Report for Congress
Hemp growers across the nation have been waiting for the FDA to issue rules on hemp for use in …
Come Work With Us in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!
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Radical Roots: Sweetpotatoes
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting March 16, 2020
WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call so Commission members can review and approve …
Changes in Hemp Interim Final Rule for 2020
2/27/2020 – The USDA is delaying the requirement to only use DEA registered labs for hemp testing for the …
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