The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is to provide a fourth year of funding to support the N.C. Specialty Crops Program, a program designed to keep agriculture profitable by identifying potential new crops, value-added products, and agricultural enterprises, and by providing the research, marketing support and grower education to make these crops/products profitable for growers. This year’s activities will focus on developing and introducing new value-added products, specifically the manufacture of paper, artificial fireplace logs, and ethanol from cotton stalks.
