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Oct 19, 2010

Who’s working and who’s not?

As our economy changes, so does our work force. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains one change that stands out more than any other. 

Oct 18, 2010

College advances poultry research through $100,000 equipment donation from BRI

BioResource International Inc. (BRI), a North Carolina agricultural biotechnology company, donated to North Carolina State University a new set of state-of-the art battery cages for poultry research. The cages, valued… 

Oct 18, 2010

Landscape design students bring bamboo art – and a surfing chicken — to State Fair

The flower and gardens area of the N.C. State Fair is the go-to oasis for fairgoers seeking a break from the crowds, noise and food-based-on-a-dare. It is now also the site of the latest creation of students in Prof. Will Hooker’s small-scale landscape design studio. 

Oct 18, 2010

New rural tax education website helps farmers, others

Farmers, ranchers and other producers now have an online source -- RuralTax.org -- for reliable, up-to-date information about income tax and self-employment tax. 

Oct 18, 2010

A new number two

There's been a shakeup in the standings of world economies, with a switch in the number two and number three positions. N.C. State University extension economist Mike Walden gives the details. 

Oct 15, 2010

Millionaires’ money

Many people aspire to have more money, and being a millionaire is sometimes held up as the ultimate goal. But there are some misperceptions about millionaires, says N.C. State University economist Mike Walden. 

Oct 15, 2010

YOU DECIDE: On pay and productivity?

Some argue that while labor productivity has risen in recent decades, worker pay hasn't kept pace. But is that really the case. Mike Walden discusses the issue. 

Oct 14, 2010

Vermicomposting is subject of CALS State Fair exhibit

Visitors to the N.C. State Fair’s Green NC exhibit can learn how to start a home worm bin at a booth created by N.C. State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

Oct 14, 2010

Who creates jobs?

The No. 1 economic issue in the country is jobs. What kind of businesses typically create new jobs: large, small or start-up businesses? N.C. Cooperative Extension economist Mike Walden discusses new research that helps answer this question. 

Oct 13, 2010

Agricultural Institute and Tobacco Trust Fund Commission welcome seven scholars to Agricultural Heritage Legacy Scholarship Program

The Agricultural Institute, the two-year associate’s-degree program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, introduced its first group of Agricultural Heritage Legacy Scholars at a reception October 6. There students met with representatives of the program’s benefactor, the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission.