Whether you prefer them crisp and fresh, tossed with a salad, or brined and pickled, North Carolina is a leader in cucumbers for both fresh market and processing. Learn more about the state’s cucumber production:

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Processing cucumbers are also referred to as pickling cucumbers, as they’re used for making pickles. Fresh market cucumbers can also be called slicing cucumbers. They’re the kind you buy fresh in the grocery store produce section.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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