News

Sep 7, 2010

Regional economic outlook

Getting up-to-date economic information is sometimes problematic because it takes time for statistics to be collected and processed. There is a report that tries to speed up the process by basing an economic snapshot on interviews with business people. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains what this report says about our economy here in the Southeast.

Sep 7, 2010

Farming is in his blood

Jeff Carpenter, the new North Carolina Cooperative Extension director in Catawba County, loved the farm life from his childhood. He couldn't read the future, but he knew that someday he'd find a career in agriculture. Read more in the Charlotte Observer.

Sep 6, 2010

The value of sports teams

Sports fans look at the teams they follow in the terms of wins and losses, but the teams are also a business -- so looking at teams in the terms of dollars and cents is also important. N.C. Cooperative Extension economist Mike Walden discusses the value of prominent professional sports teams.

Sep 3, 2010

Potato famine research exhibit on display at U.S. Botanic Garden

A display featuring the research of Dr. Jean Ristaino is part of the "Spuds Unearthed!" exhibit running at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.

Sep 3, 2010

Northeast Ag Expo gives producers a glimpse of farming’s future

More than 200 farmers, scientists, crop advisers and others came out under a sweltering summer sun for an event with roots deep within agriculture’s past and with branches reaching far into farming’s future. This year, planners of the Northeast Ag Expo joined with those of N.C. State University’s Precision Agriculture Field Day to put together a Gates County event that focused on cotton and high-tech farming.

Sep 3, 2010

Could it have been worse?

Two well-respected economists recently issued a report arguing that the recession would have been much worse had it not been for the actions and interventions of the federal government. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains what the report says about how bad it could have been.

Sep 3, 2010

YOU DECIDE: Does bigger government hurt the economy?

How does the size of government impact the economy? Mike Walden discusses the issue, providing the background you need to decide.

Sep 3, 2010

N.C. Cotton Field Day to take place Sept. 23

Scientists from N.C. State University will discuss some of the hottest topics in cotton production during the annual N.C. Cotton Field Day on Sept. 23. Hosted by Flatland Farms and Associates in Pantego, this field day marks the first time since 1995 that the event has been held off the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station. Follow this link to a PDF for more information.

Sep 2, 2010

College Profile: Rob Dunn

For Dr. Rob Dunn, the world remains a captivating place full of surprises. “Mystery,” the N.C. State University biologist likes to say, “still lurks around ordinary corners.” Exploring those corners through research and writing is perhaps what Dunn does best. An assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dunn is by training an ant scientist who investigates, as he puts it, “small, strange and sometimes obscure interactions in the living world — but interactions that matter in some bigger way.”

Sep 2, 2010

Widely used ‘Textbook of Modern Toxicology’ now in fourth edition

A widely used textbook long associated with toxicology at N.C. State University has recently been published in its fourth edition. A Textbook of Modern Toxicology, released in its newest edition in June, is edited by Dr. Ernest Hodgson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.