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May 2017

Male student helping build a farm for a school in Africa.

May 12, 2017

I AM CALS — Harry Palmer

Using only machetes, hoes and their bare hands, Harry Palmer and his squad of volunteers created a working farm — in under two months — for a Ghana school serving low-income students. 

Hurricane Matthew cleanup

May 12, 2017

The $100 Billion Club: Honoring Our Heroes

Video by Chris Liotta The 23 Cherry Research Farm employees are charter members of the $100 Billion Club, a program created by North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and CALS… 

Graduate student Grayson Walker

May 12, 2017

Fighting Salmonella: Grayson Walker

Grayson Walker Graduate student, Poultry Science B.S., Poultry Science, CALS 2015 Grayson Walker got to work trying to eradicate salmonella bacteria in poultry when he was an undergraduate in CALS.… 

CALS faculty Joy Marshall leads a class teaching future ag professors to teach diverse learners.

May 12, 2017

Learning To Teach, Teaching To Learn

Joy Morgan’s Teaching Diverse Learners class develops creativity and flexibility in future ag educators who must accommodate students with a variety of needs in a single classroom. 

NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

May 12, 2017

Economic Oracle

By Chelsea Kellner Video by Chris Liotta Governors and growers, city councils and small businesses have sought the insights of Extension economist Mike Walden since he started his radio show… 

Dean Richard Linton gathers experts for a CALS Is Here roundtable discussion.

May 12, 2017

You’ve Got A Friend

A panel of experts gather at Talley Student Union to hash out a complex question: How is CALS here - and why does it matter? 

CALS student Ryann Rossi studies mangroves

May 12, 2017

Saving Mangroves: Ryann Rossi

Off in the Caribbean, Ryann Rossi dives deep into the region’s mangrove ecosystems. Mangroves are beneficial both environmentally and economically. These halophytes — plants adapted to grow in saltwater —… 

Helicopter lifting hay bale to animals on Cherry Research Farm in wake of Hurricane Matthew.

May 12, 2017

Saving A Research Station

As waters rose the day after Hurricane Matthew, Cherry Research Farm braced for devastation -- and found a wave of support from across the state. 

Kristin Feierabend is NC State Extension’s first statewide urban area agent. What does that mean? She’s working with communities to decide.

May 12, 2017

Bright Lights, Big City For Extension

NC State Extension's Urban Area Specialist Kristin Feierabend is the first to focus on urban areas statewide. 

Ken Pecota in a sweet potato field.

May 12, 2017

Digging In

Beneath your feet is a hidden world, vital for human survival. CALS scientists are digging deep to find solutions for everything from water quality to food security. Building A Better…