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Nov 4, 2024

Run With the RoboPack

RoboPack and WOLFadvance design teams give agricultural robotics students hands-on experiences to sharpen their skills so they're ready to future-proof the food supply. 

Adam Fahrenholz, Associate Professor of Feed Manufacturing; Dr. Marissa Cohen, Area Specialized Agent for Animal Food Safety; Dalas Norton, Research Technician & Hauler for LWRFL; Samuel Brown, Feed Mill Education Unit Manager; Corey Wishon, doctoral student; Dr. Andrea Rubio, post-doctoral scholar.

Nov 4, 2024

Feed Mill Donates 11 Tons of Feed to Western North Carolina

CALS' Feed Milling Program jumped into action to produce 11 tons of chicken feed to help small farmers and backyard chicken keepers in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. 

Mike Walden, CALS ARE Extension

Nov 1, 2024

You Decide: How Can Social Security be Saved?

NC State economist Mike Walden examines Social Security and how the U.S. could continue to pay for the national retirement program in the future. 

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Nov 1, 2024

Spreading Their Wings

In honor of First-Generation Celebration Week, CALS cheers on our vibrant, dynamic students and shares their stories of pride, resilience and optimism. Meet a few of our first-generation go-getters. 

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Oct 29, 2024

Reaping the Data Harvest

Ashley Walgren's journey into agriculture and data science has allowed her to use powerful machine learning tools to tell data-driven stories and uncover solutions for agricultural sustainability. 

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Oct 28, 2024

Zom-bees, Mummies and Vampire Mites: Three Tales of Haunted Hives

David Tarpy and Brad Metz in Applied Ecology reveal three spooky enemies of the western honey bee, including zombifying parasites, mummifying fungi and vampire mites. 

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Oct 24, 2024

Creating Cutting-Edge Ag Tech

Nearly 50 NC State University undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars recently competed in the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s fourth annual Hackathon, taking on real-world agricultural technology challenges with an eye toward the future. 

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Oct 23, 2024

Fishing for a New Sausage Recipe

A new recipe for boudin, a beloved Louisiana sausage, calls for smoked salmon and expertise from seafood scientists with NC State University. 

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Oct 22, 2024

Food Systems Leadership Institute Marks Twenty Years

With its 2024 cohort of fellows, the Food Systems Leadership Institute celebrates its 20th anniversary and sets goals for the organization’s future. 

Jude Samulski

Oct 21, 2024

Samulski Supports ‘Next Wave’ Genome Editing Technology at NC State

Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research and help establish the Endowed Chair for the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture at NC State University.