Labor Intensive

With the birth of her first baby weeks away, Extension Agriculture Agent Andrea Gibbs was still on the job covering 1,000 square miles of farmland — more than an hour from the nearest hospital.

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Top Gear: Food Edition

Cookies. Sweet potatoes. Cucumbers. These aren’t your typical car parts. Unless you’re one of the students in Andy Hale’s Intro to BAE class who build, race and eat edible cars.

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May 22, 2018

"Don't Be Afraid Of The Unknown": Poultry Science's Brooke Bartz

Graduate student Brooke Bartz studies the effects of LED lighting on bird behavior and performance — with fascinating results.

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May 14, 2018

“Change-Maker In Medicine”: CALS Alum Brian Forrest, M.D.

When he was sitting in class at CALS, Brian Forrest didn’t yet have a plan to revolutionize primary care medicine. But fast forward 17 years and he’s done exactly that, recently earning “change maker” honors from Medical Economics Magazine.

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From Factory Floor to Honors Student

From teenage packing plant worker to animal science student and mentor, Sampson County’s Selena Ibarra is a first-generation college student who refused to quit.

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You Tell Us: What Do You Want To See In Rural NC’s Future?

We asked CALS friends and stakeholders across the state: What do you want to see in rural North Carolina's future? How can CALS help?

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This is Sparta

Some students from rural see college as their ticket out of country life -- but Alleghany County native David Cox is fighting to go back and stay.

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Leading the Way

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NC State ag research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

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The Covington sweet potato, developed at NC State, makes up 20% of the U.S. sweet potato market.

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CALS research has generated more than $25 million in licensing revenue since 2011.

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Science to Scoops

NC State's Dairy Enterprise System is a one-of-a-kind initiative that's moo-ving North Carolina agriculture forward. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how NC State is growing the North Carolina dairy industry.

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I AM CALS: Mario Lopez

Seventeen years after completing basic training and working his way up to warrant officer, Mario Lopez got a new assignment from the U.S. Army: enroll as a first-year student in CALS.

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Farm to Fork Picnic

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4-H Electric Congress

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4-H Electric Congress

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