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You Decide: How Important Is Income Inequality?

NC State economist Mike Walden explores the factors that cause income inequality, ways to address it and what’s on the horizon for wage gaps as the use of AI grows. 
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Summer in the Blacklands of Bearolina: A Q&A with CALS Student Julie Simons

As a summer intern with NC State Extension, CALS student Julie Simons is exploring all the different Extension programs in Washington County and how they serve the community. 
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Could Duckweed Solve One of Hog Farming’s Biggest Challenges?

CALS professor Ryan Sartor has an idea that could turn waste into worth by using domesticated duckweed grown in hog lagoons to prevent overflows and capture excess nutrients. 
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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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