Impact
Adverse Effect Wage Rates of H-2A Workers Increase in 2023
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist Alejandro Gutierrez-Li provides an economic update on the H-2A visa program.
ABM Office of Student Mentoring Hosts Welcome Back Event
Ag Business students were invited to stop by the ARE Student Lounge on the first day of the Spring 2023 semester to enjoy cookies, hot chocolate and community.
NC State Economist: Cost of Animal Welfare Regulation, Ballot Initiatives, and the Vote-Buy Gap
Professor Tom Vukina discusses the current state of animal welfare legislation, specifically California's “Proposition 12,” which completely bans selling eggs produced in any type of cages.
New ABM Student Success Program Prioritizes Professional Development
The Agricultural Business Management Office of Student Mentoring aims to provide students with the guidance, resources and monitoring necessary to be competitive in the job market upon graduation.
NC State Economist: The Economics of the Emerging PFAS Problem
Iain Burnett and Assistant Professor Eric Edwards discuss the societal benefits and costs of PFAS, and consider the future of their use and mitigation.
Subsidies for Beginning Farmers: Should We Bet the Farm?
In a new report for the American Enterprise Institute, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Barry Goodwin discussed the concerns regarding the increased average age of principal farm owners.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Yanning Zhang
A Q&A with Yanning Zhang, Ph.D. student and Jenkins Fellow in the Economics Graduate Program at NC State University.
ABM Alumnus Helps Introduce New Tobacco Crop in North Carolina
Jimbo Eggleston has helped farmers start growing Connecticut Broadleaf Tobacco in North Carolina and Virginia through his role as a leaf buyer at Hail & Cotton.
ARE Excels at the 2022 Extension Conference
Our department's extension faculty and associates had the opportunity to present their research and attend workshops at the 2022 Extension State Conference.
Pursuing a Farming Passion With NC Farm School
NC Farm School gave Heather Haley the tools and confidence she needed to transition from a gardener to a farmer.