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Apr 11, 2011

Landscape field day is May 18

The 2011 Landscape Professional Field Day takes place at the JC Raulston Arboretum on N.C. State University's campus in Raleigh. University researchers and Extension specialists will discuss weed management, insect problems and pruning techniques. 

Apr 11, 2011

Costs of flying

As with many things, the cost of flying is going up. Obviously it takes fuel to fly planes, so is it higher oil and jet fuel costs that are pushing up airline ticket prices? N.C. Cooperative Extension economist Mike Walden weighs in. 

Apr 8, 2011

N.C. Research Campus, Davidson College students collaborate on blueberry genome sequencing project

Dr. Allan Brown, assistant professor with N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute at the N.C. Research Campus, is leading the effort to sequence the blueberry genome. Seven Davidson College undergraduates, in a course led by biology professor Dr. A. Malcolm Campbell, have been given a sneak peek at a portion of the berry’s DNA. 

Apr 8, 2011

Is the economic recovery normal?

By some measures the economy is improving, but by others it is still struggling. Are we seeing a normal sequence of events after the terrible recession we’ve been through? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden responds. 

Apr 7, 2011

Taking the bite out of late blight

North Carolina State University scientists will be heavily involved in a national effort to help farmers better manage a plant disease called late blight. 

Apr 7, 2011

Commissioner's series to focus on feeding growing population

The next session in the N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture's Speaker Series at N.C. State University will focus on innovation and efficiency in agriculture to feed an exploding world population. The panel discussion takes place at 4 p.m. April 14 in 2215 Williams Hall. 

Apr 7, 2011

'Almanac Gardener' enters 28th season

Whether you’d like to cultivate a window box of flowers, a backyard patch of vegetables or an acre full of healthy grasses, join Almanac Gardener's Mike Gray as he and his fellow Cooperative Extension experts take viewers through the finer points of garden planning, maintenance and blooming innovation. 

Apr 7, 2011

Black swans

A couple of years ago an economist wrote a book titled "The Black Swan," which is about unpredictable events. He argued the severity of the recession was a black swan. Some could say the revolutions and turmoil today in the Middle East are also examples of a black swan. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains. 

Apr 6, 2011

Jon Ort, former CALS associate dean and Extension director, has passed away

Dr. Jon F. Ort died suddenly April 4 at his home in New Hill. Ort, 63, retired from N.C. State University in 2010 as associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. 

Apr 6, 2011

Technology on a roll

Technology, like most parts of our economy, took a hit during the recession. But N.C. State University economist Mike Walden says it's made a comeback -- big time.