Source: NC BIOTECH, 10/16/19

Farmers in the state are moving closer to a sweet new cash crop option, thanks to a research grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. The $159,425 grant awarded last week from the trust fund to NCBiotech’s Crop Commercialization Program opens the door for a two-year study into organic stevia pest control.

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