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Putting Precision Farming Back on the Table

Dr. Reberg-Horton, NC State’s Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems, is using artificial intelligence to help farmers harness precision farming techniques, combatting labor shortages and environmental challenges. 
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You Decide: Which Economic -Ism is Best   

NC State economist Mike Walden explains the difference between capitalism and socialism and whether a mix of both is possible. 
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Expedition Extension Highlights Agricultural and Community Outreach

CALS Dean Garey Fox has hit the road to visit N.C. Cooperative Extension centers across North Carolina to learn more about the agricultural and community programs seeding innovation and future generations. 
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Supporting Those Who Sustain Us

Farmworkers face tough conditions from heat and physical strain to operating heavy machinery and handling pesticides. NC State Extension’s Farmworker Health and Safety Education Program provides resources that benefit workers and help growers comply with industry standards. 
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What to Know About the New World Screwworm

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott discusses efforts to eradicate the New World screwworm and new genetic approaches under development for controlling the parasite, which feeds on living tissue in livestock and other mammals. 
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Digging Into Dutch Agriculture

A group of CALS students recently expanded their agricultural knowledge and cultural horizons during a seven-day study abroad course in the Netherlands and Germany where they learned about horticultural crop production techniques, agribusiness and agricultural policy, and sustainable farming. 

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