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N.C. Cooperative Extension Offering Virtual Hemp Growers
January 21, 2021 | 8:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
N.C. Cooperative Extension is offering a virtual hemp growers meeting and research update open to new and experienced hemp growers from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday.
The meeting will feature trial results from N.C. State Extension specialists from research conducted across the state. There will also be a grower panel with experienced N.C. growers and industry partners.
Specific topics will include hemp agronomic and strain trial results from CBD and fiber varieties; insects and diseases of concern and their management; legal update on the North Carolina hemp program; and dpost-harvest management recommendations. One pesticide credit will be offered (N,D,O,X) for those with an N.C. Pesticide Applicators license. Participants must stay for the duration of the meeting and enter their pesticide license information when prompted in order to receive credit for the meeting.
The meeting will be held virtually via the Zoom platform. Participants are required to register in advance. This is required to receive a link to the meeting.
For more information and to register, visit the Wilkes County Extension website at https://wilkes.ces.ncsu.edu/2021/01/hemp-meeting-and-research-updates-january-21-2021/.
Contact Eli Snyder, horticultural extension agent with Wilkes County Cooperative Extension at 336-651-7333 or at elina_snyder@ncsu.edu for more information.
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