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RAFI Grants Available

RAFI has announced that it is offering cost-share grants of up to $10,000 for individual farmers and up to …

Events and Announcements

Rutherford County Growers’ Interest Meeting: We will be attending a meeting at the Rutherford County Annex in Rutherfordton on September 8 to …

Announcements

East Carolina Soy Processors, LLC, in Hyde County, is certified to process organic soybeans and will start buying organic …

Organic Soybean Seeding Rate

By: Dr. George Place and Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton Organic soybean producers consistently report that weed management is their biggest obstacle …

Announcements and Events

Deadline for applying for EQIP for organic practices is March 12. North Carolina farmers who are transitioning to organic …

Bread Wheat Project Update

By Jennifer Lapidus Through forging relationships between bakers, farmers, millers, wheat breeders, crop specialists, and the general public, Carolina Farm …

Announcements and Events

NC Commercial Organic Production Conference New Bern Hilton, January 15 th, 2010, 12 Noon Until 7 PM12:00 – 2:00 Lunch …

Meet the Graduate Students

Mary Parr is a second year Master’s student working with Dr. Julie Grossman’s lab studying soil fertility as part of …

No-Till Project Update

Legumes In fall 2008, we planted 14 legume varieties, including berseem clover, subterranean clover, sweet clover, crimson clover, hairy vetch, …

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Events and Announcements

NC Organic Crop Conference will be held on Friday, January 19 at the Riverfront Conference Center in New Bern …

Organic Market Prices

by: Molly Hamilton and Chris Reberg-Horton Figuring out organic grain prices can simple for some and much more complex for …

NRCS EQIP Money for Organics

On May 5, 2009, USDA announced that $50 million in additional funding nationwide to encourage more organic agriculture production …

Recent Publications related to Agriculture & Food

Abbreviated Guide to Creating a Livestock Food Safety Plan Under the Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCAF) Rule

This guide outlines steps that a facility producing livestock food could follow when developing its …

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A Step-by-Step Approach to Pruning Carlos Muscadine Grapevines

This review presents the key steps involved in pruning a mature Carlos vine for maximum …

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Anthracnose of Pepper

This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of anthracnose of pepper.

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Growing Asparagus in a Home Garden

Asparagus has been considered a garden delicacy since Roman times. Any home gardener can grow …

Mini-Gardening

Lack of yard space is no excuse for not growing a vegetable garden. Regardless of …

Bean Sprouts and Other Vegetable Seed Sprouts

Sprouts from mung bean (Phaseolus aureus) have been used for food since ancient times. These …

Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden

Much success in growing tomatoes can be attributed to use of a few proven techniques. …

Soil Fertility on Organic Farms

Throughout this manual we have discussed how organic farmers strive to build healthy soil in …

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