December 2019

Dec 30, 2019

Paul Fackler to Co-Lead Tutorial on Adaptive Management in April 2020

Adaptive management seeks to determine sound management strategies in the face of uncertainty concerning the behavior of the system being managed. 

Dec 30, 2019

Economic Perspective: Costs of Living

Cost of living gets thrown around a lot, but can that vary within a state as well as across the country? 

Dec 20, 2019

Piggott on 4th Congressional District Farmers Briefing Panel

Nick Piggott represented NC State Extension alongside Kelly Dale of the Rural Advancement Foundation and Tine Miller, County Director of the Durham-Orange FSA. Representative David Price moderated. 

Dec 19, 2019

Economic Perspective: How Did North Carolina’s Economy Do In 2019?

With 2019 coming to a close, how did North Carolina's economy perform this past year? 

Dec 19, 2019

Great Grads

Read the story of two outstanding Ag. Institute '19 grads who will graduate with a total of 5 combined CALS Associates degrees. Each grad will receive an Associates in Agricultural Business Management. 

Dec 19, 2019

New Publication: Valuing Buyer and Contract Characteristics

Findings from this study can benefit researchers and Cooperative Extension personnel who help to inform market development strategies for small scale specialty crop farmers. 

Dec 17, 2019

Hendrickson Completes Reflective Educational Design Program

Melissa Hendrickson is a Lecturer and Coordinator of the Associates Degree Program in Agribusiness Management in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 

Dec 9, 2019

Economic Perspective: Exercise and the Economy

The individual benefits of exercise have been documented, but are there economic benefits to regular exercise? 

Dec 9, 2019

You Decide: Do the Benefits and Costs of Technology Balance?

New technology tends to upset the status quo in many different industries. How do the pros and cons balance out? 

Dec 9, 2019

Branan Discusses Swine Lawsuits with Producers in Wilson County

Check out the Andrew's presentation on the legality of the hog nuisance lawsuits.