Chinese medicinal herbs are known for being a natural and holistic way to treat what ails you. As demand grows for those types of herbs in the United States, agricultural research is exploring how to help North Carolina farmers not only grow the herbs but grow them on a large enough scale to be a … Read more
A research project that’s received funding from the NCDA&CS New and Emerging Crops Program is developing new varieties of hops for use in the state’s craft beer industry. Currently, the state’s breweries depend largely on hops grown in other states, but the North Carolina hops project aims to change that by breeding hops varieties that … Read more
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. “Six quick facts about N.C. A&T’s agriculture college,” Greensboro News & Record: (Video) N.C. A&T held its 16th annual Small Farms Field Day on Thursday at the University Farm on … Read more
