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NC State Industrial Hemp Field Day August 27, 2019 Piedmont Research Station 8350 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 Morning Tour: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. …
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New Resource Available: Find Attorneys, Banks, and Insurance Companies
Although the production of hemp is legal under both NC and federal law, hemp businesses still find it challenging …
Another NCSU Hemp Field Day Coming Up!
We had an amazing Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour on August 5 at the research station in Mills River. …
Update From Paul Adams, Industrial Hemp Program Manager at NCDA&CS
Below is a letter sent out to all industrial hemp license holders sent out by the Industrial Hemp Program …
Hemp Flower Testing for THC
Request sampling of hemp via the NC Industrial Hemp Sample Request Form. Include …
House Lawmakers Change Course on Smokable Hemp
By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief RALEIGH, N.C. — A key House committee voted Wednesday to differentiate smokable hemp from …
*Time Sensitive: Industrial Hemp Commission to Host Emergency Public Meeting via Conference Call July 23
This is a notice of an emergency public meeting of the NC Industrial Hemp Commission to be held tomorrow, …
House Looks to Define Smokable Hemp as Marijuana
By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor RALEIGH, N.C. — A legislative fight over …
Hemp, Marijuana Fight May Doom NC Farm Act
By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s annual Farm Act is on the rocks at the legislature …
What Does Certified Seed or Clones Mean?
We often see claims that hemp seeds or clones are “certified” by seed and clone providers. What do they …
North Carolina Lawmakers Hasten Proposed Smokable Hemp Ban
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A proposed ban on smokable hemp may go into effect in North Carolina one year …
Guide to Understanding & Evaluating Hemp Contracts in NC
Guide to Understanding & Evaluating Hemp Contracts in North Carolina *Disclaimer: This guide does not take the place of independent …
Greenhouse Media for Growing Hemp Cuttings
Greenhouse media for growing hemp cuttings Keith Edmisten, Carl Crozier, and Anthony LeBude North Carolina Cooperative Extension Kristin Hicks, North Carolina Department …
USPS Updates Policy for Mailing Hemp & CBD Products
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently issued an updated policy for mailing hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. The …
Getting Diseases and Insects Identified on Your Hemp Crop
Unfortunately, hemp plants are susceptible to many diseases and insects. The pathologists and entomologists at NC State University are …
University of Tennessee Releases Hemp Budget
The University of Tennessee released a hemp budget for CBD extraction production. You can download their budget in PDF …
Lab Analysis for Trace (Heavy) Metals in Soil
Deanna Osmond Professor of Crop & Soil Sciences Growers are confronted by a number of issues concerning hemp production. One is …
Early Planted Hemp
Most all of the varieties of industrial hemp that have been grown in North Carolina so far have been …
NC Advances Delayed Ban on Smokable Hemp
By Amanda Morris, APNEWS.COM RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some North Carolina farmers have voiced opposition to a proposed ban on …
Potential Need for Hardening Off Float Produced Hemp Transplants
One of the first things many growers producing hemp for floral production noticed was that float systems for producing …
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