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CALS food science alumni have some pretty sweet jobs! Come along for a day in the life of Hannah Klemmer `21, the director of research and development at Alamance Foods, as she takes you through her workday.
What`s better than barbecue? Barbecue and Howling Cow ice cream, of course. 🍖🍦
At NC State`s cult-classic BBQ Camp last weekend, @NCStateHowlingCow brought out their brand new food truck to serve scoops. From whole hog and brisket to Wolf Tracks and Butter Almond, devoted BBQ Camp students tasted some of the best flavors NC State has to offer.
BBQ Camp is an annual two-day seminar that teaches participants about the science behind low and slow. It is highly sought after, with over 200 people on the waitlist, and is the only university-level, science-based course of its kind in the Southeast.
Interested in getting on the BBQ Camp waitlist? Send an email to CandaceCansler@gmail.com.
CALS students are about to be getting their hands dirty with a first-of-its-kind tractor — one that runs on fuel harnessed right on the farm. 🚜
New Holland donated two T6.180 Methane Power Tractors — the first natural-gas powered tractors in North Carolina — to NC State this spring.
@NCState_BAE Professor Jason Ward will train precision agriculture students on the tractors starting fall 2026. Professors Stephanie Kulesza and Mahmoud Sharara will lead research and extension efforts on the new technology by harvesting biomethane produced from biodigesters in waste management systems, such as swine lagoons, and using it as fuel.
