Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center

NCDA&CS grant aims to help farmers grow Chinese medicinal herbs in N.C.

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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

Research Stations again welcoming public for show-and-tell

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One of the things in N.C. agriculture that is helping 2021 feel a little more normal is the return of field days at the state’s agricultural research stations. During 2020, several of the field days were cancelled, and others switched to a virtual online format. This year, the calendar has a few field days that … Read more