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2017

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

May 15, 2017

Economic Perspective: The Staying Power of Tobacco

Consumer preferences and restrictions on smoking have combined to reduce tobacco use in recent years. Does this mean tobacco has become unprofitable? 
Ph.D. zoology researcher Elsita Keikebusch

May 12, 2017

Conserving Butterflies: Elsita Kiekebusch

Ph.D. student Elsita Kiekebusch combines a passion for preservation with a love of insects. 
Tractor and people in front of North Carolina legislative building.

May 12, 2017

You Decide: What Divides Us On Taxes?

Changing the tax code always creates discussion and debate. NC State economist Mike Walden presents three key categories of disagreement to help you decide what arguments make the most sense for inclusion in any new tax package. 
Extension pulled together to fight devastation in communities after Hurricane Matthew

May 12, 2017

Extension Kicks Into Overdrive

When Hurricane Matthew devastated crops and farmland around North Carolina, NC State Extension leapt into action. 
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?