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NC Watermelon Queen Shares Five Fun Facts About the Summertime Staple

Find out how many servings of watermelon North Carolina farmers provide, the number of common watermelon varieties, the pollination process for seedless watermelons and more with these facts from CALS student and North Carolina Watermelon Queen Lilah Byrum. 
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NC State Extension Helps Farmers Navigate Historic Drought

NC State Extension experts are helping livestock producers navigate prolonged drought conditions across the state, which have stunted the growth of pastures and created feed losses within the food animal industry. 
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NC State Fights an Emerging Strawberry Threat

N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative affiliates, NC State Extension specialists and other researchers are working on multiple fronts in the fight against a new disease taking a big bite out of North Carolina’s strawberry producers’ livelihoods. 
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NC State Leaders Champion FFA at State Convention

NC State Chancellor Kevin Howell and CALS Dean Garey Fox helped celebrate the state’s FFA members and their future impact as agricultural leaders during the organization’s annual convention. 
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You Decide: How Good Is the Job Market?

NC State economist Mike Walden examines North Carolina’s job market, which impacts both businesses and households. Will emerging technologies or other factors disrupt current trends? 
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NC State Faculty Awarded USDA Funds to Help Bolster New World Screwworm Response

Three CALS faculty have received funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help combat the spread of the New World screwworm through projects that focus on enhanced sterile insect techniques and advanced forecasting and response strategies. 

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