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We Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

2/26/2024 - Our program has FOUR positions we are currently trying to fill. If you have always thought that working for the NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program with NC State University would be…

NC State Extension Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) research station helps growers in the North Carolina mountains

Extending Research to Growers in the North Carolina Mountains

Alejandro Moreno eagerly walked up and down the rows of tomatoes at NC State’s Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) during a field day in August, checking out the many…

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Morning Tour of Research Hop Yard-July 25 in Mills River

7/5/2023 - Join us early on Tuesday, July 25th to visit our research hop yard and participate in a discussion of the status of hops in North Carolina, and how the NC State breeding program is trying…

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Hops Research at MHCREC Featured in "Our State" Magazine Article

An article in the April 2023 issue of Our State magazine features the progress of ongoing research by hops breeder Dr. Luping Qu, a specialist with the Alternative Crops and Organics program at…

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woman picking hop cone from plant

NCDA&CS Supporting the NC Emerging Hops Industry

9/6/2022 - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS;) has been very supportive of our hops research program with grants offered through the New and Emerging Crops…

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four brewers looking at new hop lines at NC State

Brewers Visit NC Hops Breeding Program

8/11/2021 - Yesterday nine brewers, representing Sideways Farm & Brewery, Burning Blush Brewery, and Wicked Weed Brewing with their visitors from Tennessee, came out by special invitation to…

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June Update-Broccoli, Hemp, Hops, and Herbs!

6/9/2021 - By Katherine Learn, graduate student/research assistant, and Margaret Bloomquist, research associate (this article was also sent to our subscribers on MailChimp)Transitioning from late…