Author: Dave Caldwell

Nov 1, 2012

Colleen Church named Yadkin Extension director

Colleen Church, a North Carolina Cooperative Extension agent in Davie County for the last nine years, has been named to direct Cooperative Extension programs in Yadkin County. 

Oct 26, 2012

Lisa Guion Jones elected to Hall of Fame

Dr. Lisa Guion Jones, professor of Agricultural and Extension Education and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Outreach and Engagement, is a 2012 inductee into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. 

Oct 26, 2012

YOU DECIDE: Can we predict the economic future?

Predicting the direction of the economy is crucial to planning everything from individual household to state budgets, but there are limits to accuracy when we look into the future. Mike Walden discusses. 

Oct 12, 2012

YOU DECIDE: How would you grade the Fed?

The Federal Reserve has been front and center when in comes to both policies and debates related to the economy in recent years. But what exactly is the Federal Reserve, what does it do and what impacts can it have? Mike Walden discusses. 

Oct 4, 2012

John Dole named Horticultural Science head

Dr. John Dole, a horticulturalist whose work focuses on greenhouse and field-cut flowers, has been named head of the North Carolina State University Department of Horticultural Science. He has served as interim head of the department since 2011. 

Oct 3, 2012

Workshop for women focuses on handling cattle

North Carolina Cooperative Extension provides workshops for women on low-stress cattle handling techniques and other topics related to beef cattle. 

Oct 2, 2012

Internship aids defense plant workers

For people Mary Kathryn Fletcher’s age, the cold war is a somewhat abstract historical term, but Fletcher came face-to-face with an element of that period of American history during a summer internship. 

Sep 28, 2012

YOU DECIDE: What divides our economic views?

Economic issues are front and center in this year's political campaigns, and candidates have differing views on economic solutions. Mike Walden discusses four important economic issues. 

Sep 14, 2012

YOU DECIDE: Are we better off today?

The question, "Are you better off today?" has become a major debate of the political campaigns. Mike Walden brings economics to bear to address this often controversial question. 

Sep 13, 2012

Butterfly bushes, redbud recognized

New types of butterfly bushes and redbuds developed by a North Carolina State University plant breeder are attracting attention around the world.