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Author: Dave Caldwell

Mar 4, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Is North Carolina's economy still changing?

North Carolina's economy is has changed dramatically from what it was 30 or 40 years ago. Is it still changing? Mike Walden has the answer. 

Mar 3, 2011

Taylor Williams named Agent of Year

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association has named Moore County Agriculture Agent Taylor Williams its 2010 North Carolina Extension Agent of the Year. 

Mar 1, 2011

Sweetpotatoes

North Carolina is the nation’s top sweetpotato producer. The state’s growers produce 600 million pounds of sweetpotatoes annually, nearly half the sweetpotatoes produced in the U.S. In 2010, sweetpotatoes were… 

Feb 22, 2011

Anne Edwards is new Carteret director

Anne Edwards, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension horticulture agent for Carteret County, has been named to direct the county’s extension program. 

Feb 18, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Why aren’t the jobs coming back?

The economy is improving, but unemployment is still high. What's going on? Mike Walden discusses. 

Feb 16, 2011

Ag-Bash benefits RAFI-USA

Alpha Gamma Rho, the agriculture fraternity at N.C. State University, raised $500 for the Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) with its first Ag-Bash. 

Feb 4, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Are we losing our world economic clout?

Mike Walden says North Carolinians are concerned about who owns our national debt and the status of the dollar. But should they be? 

Feb 3, 2011

Eaglecam eyes eagles

Two bald eagles are raising two chicks in a nest above Jordan Lake near Raleigh under the watchful eye of a webcam. 

Jan 21, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Why are gas prices up?

Rising gas prices may not be good for our individual budgets, but they are an indication that the economy is improving overall. 

Jan 7, 2011

YOU DECIDE: Does North Carolina follow Hauser’s Law?

Tax rates change, but tax collections as a percentage of the economy don't. Economist Mike Walden discusses this seeming contradiction.