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Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn NC. Photo: Kay Whatley
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North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Call is Apr. 1

March 29, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold its next public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications via conference call. This meeting is open to the public. Join the conference call on […]

Hemp Blue jeans, clothing made with industrial hemp. Photo: Kay Whatley.
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North Carolina: Public May Join Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting via Call on Mar. 16

March 11, 2021 Kay Whatley

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. The meeting will be conducted via conference call and is open to the public. Join the […]

Hemp field under the North Carolina blue sky. Photo: Kay Whatley
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North Carolina Hemp Commission to Hold Next Public Meeting via Conference Call on Jan. 29

January 24, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. An update will also be provided regarding the USDA Final Rule for the Establishment of a […]

Hemp field under the North Carolina blue sky. Photo: Kay Whatley
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North Carolina Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Conference Call is Dec. 3

November 29, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting so its members members can review and approve research pilot program applications. The meeting will be conducted via conference call and is open to […]

Hemp field under the North Carolina blue sky. Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Conference Call is Oct. 23

October 9, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting so its members members can review and approve research pilot program applications. The meeting will be conducted via “conference call” and is open to […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn, NC (Franklin County). Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting Includes NC Farm Act Update & More on June 12

June 8, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting so its members may review and approve applications, and hear an update on the NC Farm Act and State plan. The meeting will […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn NC. Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission: Next Public Meeting by Conference Call is May 29

May 20, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting so its members may review and approve applications. The meeting will be conducted via conference call, and is open to the public. Join the […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn NC. Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Ind Hemp Commission Public Meeting by Conference Call is May 1

April 23, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call, open to the public. Join the conference call by computer, telephone, smart phone, or other device on Friday, May 1, […]

Hemp field under the North Carolina blue sky. Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Ind Hemp Commission Public Meeting by Conference Call is Mar. 27

March 24, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call, open to the public. Join the conference call by computer, telephone, smart phone, or other device on Friday, March 27, […]

Hemp Blue jeans, clothing made with industrial hemp. Photo: Kay Whatley.
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Next NC Hemp Commission Public Conference Call is Mar. 16

February 27, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call, open to the public. Join the conference call by computer, telephone, smart phone, or other device on Monday, March 16, […]

Farmer harvesting industrial hemp. Source: NC Industrial Hemp Association, ncindhemp.org
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Next NC Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Conference Call is Feb. 14

February 5, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call, open to the public. Join the conference call by computer, telephone, smart phone, or other device on Friday, February 14, […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn, NC (Franklin County). Photo: Kay Whatley
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Next NC Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Conference Call is Dec. 19

December 13, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

  The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting so Commission members may review and approve applications, and discuss comments to the Federal Register regarding the interim final rule issued by USDA. […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn, NC (Franklin County). Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting by Conference Call is Nov. 22

November 18, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold an emergency public meeting so Commission members can discuss the resolution approved on November 11, 2019 to extend the NC Industrial Hemp Pilot Program through 2020. The […]

Source: Robert Elliott, Broad River Hemp Company
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New Fayetteville, NC Store Aims to Help Veterans and Farmers

September 17, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

How A Small-Town Merchant Means New Beginnings Broad River Hemp Company opened their doors at 102 Robeson Street in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina on September 10, 2019, with a soft opening. They plan to hold […]

Farmer harvesting industrial hemp. Source: NC Industrial Hemp Association, ncindhemp.org
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission to Host Public Meeting at State Fairgrounds on Sept. 24

September 13, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. A program update will also be provided. The meeting is open to the public. On Tuesday, […]

Hemp field under the North Carolina blue sky. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Next North Carolina Hemp Public Meeting by Conference Call is Sept. 3

August 25, 2019 Kay Whatley

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” Members of the public may join the conference call on Tuesday, September 3, […]

Hemp field under the North Carolina blue sky. Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Hemp Commission Public Call Scheduled for Aug. 2

July 29, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” Members of the public may join the conference call, scheduled for Friday, August […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn, NC (Franklin County). Photo: Kay Whatley
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Next NC Hemp Commission Public Meeting via Conference Call is May 23

May 8, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” The conference call may be joined Thursday, May 23, 2019, 10am. Access the conference call at go.ncsu.edu/industrialhemp or […]

Hemp Blue jeans, clothing made with industrial hemp. Photo: Kay Whatley.
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting via Conference Call is Apr. 16

April 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” The conference call may be joined Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 2pm. Access the conference call at go.ncsu.edu/industrialhemp or […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn, NC (Franklin County). Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting via Conference Call is April 2

March 27, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” The conference call may be joined Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 9am. Access the conference call at go.ncsu.edu/industrialhemp or […]

Hemp Oil photo source NCDA&CS.
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission to Hold Public Meeting on Mar. 18

March 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve program applications. A program update will also be provided. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 18, 2019, starting at […]

Farmer harvesting industrial hemp. Source: NC Industrial Hemp Association, ncindhemp.org
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Next NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting by Phone is Feb. 28

February 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting “to review and approve research pilot program applications.” The conference call may be joined Friday, February 28, 2019, 10am. Access the conference call at go.ncsu.edu/industrialhemp or by […]

Hemp growing on a farm in Bunn, NC (Franklin County). Photo: Kay Whatley
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting by Phone is Feb. 15

February 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. The conference call may be joined Friday, February 15, 2019, at 9:30am. On the agenda is […]

Hemp Blue jeans, clothing made with industrial hemp. Photo: Kay Whatley.
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NC Industrial Hemp Commission Public Meeting by Conference Call is Jan. 30

January 28, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting to review and approve research pilot program applications. The meeting will take place by conference call, which the public may join, on Monday, January 30, 2019, […]

Pet Med Labs products, which will be the first CBD products to advertise on TV since Farm Bill made hemp legal across the US. Source: Pet Med Labs, California
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CBD Product TV Commercials Have Arrived

January 17, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Pet Med Labs Makes Television Broadcast History as the First Company to Sell CBD Products on Television Taking advantage of the new Farm Bill (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) which has legalized cannabidiol (CBD) products […]

Drone imagery three hours later showing Bunn, NC warehouse damage. Credit: Pilot Steve Rhode, Wake Forest Fire Department
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Drone Images Show Heat, Damage at Bunn, NC Hemp/Kenaf Warehouse Fire

January 14, 2019 Kay Whatley

On January 11, 2019, fire raged through a warehouse in Bunn, North Carolina at the Montclair Complex. The warehouse contained property, including harvested kenaf and hemp plants, of farmer Mann Mullen. Thank you to Chief […]

Bunn Rural Fire Dept. truck and personnel overseeing the fire. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Farm Warehouse and Contents A Total Loss in Bunn, NC Fire

January 11, 2019 Kay Whatley

Kenaf Bales, Hemp Plants, and Farm Supplies Inside Building Destroyed By Kay Whatley (The Grey Area News) and Rhiannon Fionn (Carolina Cannabis News) An early morning fire in Bunn, North Carolina dealt a blow to a […]

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NC Bioenergy Research, New and Emerging Crops, Grant Recipients Announced

January 8, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NC Hemp-related Projects Receive $263,519 The North Carolina Bioenergy Research and New and Emerging Crops Initiative recently awarded almost $1 million in grants for nine 2018-2019 projects to boost bioenergy opportunities and crop production in the […]

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The-Strangeness: Crocs Gets “Lit” for #CrocDay on Oct. 23

October 23, 2019

Crocs, Inc. continues its annual Croctober celebration by partnering with premier streetwear brand Pizzaslime to deliver their latest, limited-edition, glow-in-the-dark version of the Classic Clog for Croc Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. National Croc Day was […]

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Over the past few years, Wendell UFO sightings and strange occurrances have been reported during summer months. The most recent report details a sighting from June 29, 2016. A Wendell residents photographing storm clouds in the […]

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The Strange-ness: Speleotherapy

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