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You Decide: Should Young Workers Be Angry About the Economy?

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Economist Mike Walden

Sep 4, 2026

You Decide: How Do Private and Public Companies Differ?

NC State economist Mike Walden explores the pros and cons of private and public provision of goods and services. 
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Sep 3, 2026

BeeMORE Program Kept Research Buzzing All Summer

From automated bioacoustic monitoring of pollinators to investigating bacteria found in the honeybee gut, NC State’s BeeMORE undergraduate research program kept pollinator labs across the university buzzing this summer. 
Student with bison on a farm

Sep 2, 2026

Rural Internship Teaches CALS Student the Business of Bison

Through the CALS Rural Works! Internship Program, animal science major Lauren Schulte-Hock got firsthand experience in both business operations and animal care at Sunset Ridge Bison Ranch in Roxboro, North Carolina. 
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Sep 1, 2026

NC State Researchers Pioneer New Carbon Capture Technology

Pablo Ortiz Paciello, a graduate student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering's Biocarbon Utilization and Sequestration (BUS) Lab, is working on research and related technology that aims to collect carbon dioxide directly from compost piles before it reaches the atmosphere, capturing the gas as a value-added product. 
a tractor pulls along a field of green row crops

Sep 1, 2026

North Carolina’s Top Employer: Agriculture and Associated Industries

Agriculture, including food, fiber and forestry, ranks as North Carolina's top employer and generates $117 billion in economic activity, according to the latest statewide report, based on 2024 data. 
Workers in a field harvest sweet potatoes.

Aug 28, 2026

Policy and Automation Are Key Solutions to Ag Labor Shortages

A shortage of labor is often cited as the No. 1 agricultural challenge in North Carolina and the United States today. NC State labor specialist Alejandro Gutierrez-Li says the short-term solution is immigration policy, while the long-term solution is automation. 
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Aug 27, 2026

From Farm Kid to Donor of Time and Talents

From a dairy farm in Iredell County to a 50-plus-year career in tax law, Howard Williams credits NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with helping shape the life he built. Now honored with the CALS Distinguished Alumni Award, Williams reflects on the mentors, friendships and opportunities that inspired him to give back through decades of service to NC State and North Carolina agriculture. 
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Aug 26, 2026

North Carolina 4-H Alumni Honored for ‘Making the Best Better’

The 2025 North Carolina 4-H Alumni Award winners were recently honored during a celebration at the McKimmon Center at NC State University. 
diseased ears of corn on stalks in a field

Aug 24, 2026

Plants on Defense

NC State researchers are zeroing in on the genetic processes that underlie disease resistance in corn, opening the door to more resilient crops in the future. 
Mike Walden, CALS ARE Extension

Aug 21, 2026

You Decide: Should Young Workers Be Angry About the Economy?

NC State economist Mike Walden evaluates economic issues through the lens of Generation Z, looking at everything from purchasing power to wages of young adults.