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Pardoned Turkeys Gobble Up Attention

Turkeys Chocolate and Chip couldn't be louder — or more thankful — for their lifestyle at NC State. The pair have spent the last year entertaining curious crowds following their 2022 Thanksgiving pardon.

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$1.5B

Our agricultural research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

27-to-1

ROI: NC State Extension’s work helps fuel the N.C. economy by delivering solutions directly into the hands of the state’s citizens.

95%

Nearly all CALS students with high-need degrees graduate with jobs that have salaries well above the state’s median income.

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NC State Extension helps on a Christmas tree farm in western NC

N.C. Christmas Trees: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

In North Carolina, we grow more than 4 million Christmas trees annually. Gifting the world with millions of trees each year, North Carolina is pretty much the North Pole of Christmas trees.

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Podcast: Farms, Food and You

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California, Candy and Consumers

NC State experts explain how one state’s ban on four food additives could affect consumers and food processors across the country. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

You Decide: Are There Answers to Difficult Family Questions

How can a family grow when finances stand in the way? It’s enough to challenge even veteran NC State economist Mike Walden, who found no easy answers to a mom’s recent question. 
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The Quest for Net Zero

On this episode of Farms, Food and You, Joe Sagues, principal investigator of the Biocarbon Utilization & Sequestration (BUS) Lab in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, discusses carbon recycling and the potential it holds for farmers, entrepreneurs and society in general. 

CALS in the News

Extension Agent Mart Bumgarner, Horticultural Science’s Mark Hoffmann, and Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Science’s Mary Ann Lila weigh in on the potential of a new grape growing in Orange County. The seedless muscadine variety is the brainchild of venture capitalist Greg Bohlen of Beyond Meat fame.

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Volunteers and community participants take part in an Extension gardening demonstration inside of a greenhouse

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Dean Fox serving ice cream at CALS Tailgate

The New Howling Cow Ice Cream Flavor – Tuffy’s Toffee

Howling Cow’s newest ice cream flavor, Tuffy’s Toffee, was developed in partnership with Garey Fox, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.


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Kara Pawlowski dancing on stage

A Beautiful Balance

After stretching her mind in biochemistry classes, CALS junior Kara Pawlowski exercises her creativity as a State Dance Company member and choreographer.

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Adventure Awaits

In this issue, meet some of the most innovative people around: farmers and scientists. Innovation seems to be in the DNA of CALS life sciences graduates who are finding–and even creating–their dream jobs. Across the state, CALS lends expertise to unusual agritourism ventures from oyster trails to vodka distilleries that help North Carolina farmers diversify and remain profitable.

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Chinmayee Panda, a female scientist, looking at plants in a lab.

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