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Southeast Organic Mentorship Program

The Southeast Transition to Organic Partnership Program(SE TOPP) is a new USDA program that NC State is participating in to support North Carolina organic growers and growers interested in organic…

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2024 Organic Commodities Production Guide

The 2024 Organic Commodities Production Guide is now available online through NC State Extension Publications. This updated production guide covers a wide range of topics related to organic commodity…

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Organic Focus Groups in North Carolina and South Carolina

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association will be hosting six organic focus groups within North Carolina and South Carolina for producers who are certified organic or considering a transition to organic…

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March 1st, 2024 Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference

Join NC State and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association for the 2024 Organic Commodities and Livestock Conference!This year we'll be gathering at University of Mount Olive on March 1st, 2024. The…

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Organic Producers: We Want to Hear From You!

If you are an organic producer in North Carolina growing corn, soybean, wheat, sweetpotato, sunflower, tobacco, or other commodity crops we'd like to hear from you!We have an anonymous 20 minutes…

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NCDA&CS Organic Certification Cost Share Program: November 17th Deadline

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is currently accepting applications for their Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Applications are due Friday, November 17th,…

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Highlights From the 2023 Organic Commodities Field Day

Abby Pleasant presenting on her research on organic high-oleic sunflower. Photo Credit: Esleyther Henriquez InoaOn July 18th, we hosted the 2023 Organic Commodities Field Day at Cherry Research Farm…

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Organic Research: Summer of Sunflower!

July has arrived and our field season is in full swing! At Cherry Research Farm in Goldsboro, NC and Oxford Tobacco Research Station in Oxford, NC we have three studies focusing on best management…

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June 9th Deadline for North Carolina NRCS- Organic Transition Initiative

USDA-NRCS of North Carolina is currently accepting applications for the Organic Transitions Initiative. Producers can work with their local NRCS office to determine what practices under EQIP they may…

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Organic Sunflower Variety Trials

Yesterday we were in Goldsboro, with the team at Cherry Research Station planting an organic sunflower variety trial. This study will be evaluating six different commercially available high-oleic…