Oct 26, 2010
A $65,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation will be used to find Fraser fir and eastern hemlock trees that are able to resist insects that can kill the trees.
Oct 15, 2010
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 6, 2010
North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson is getting acquainted with North Carolina (the state) and N.C. State (the university). On Aug. 27, he visited the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Oct 1, 2010
Robbie Furr, a North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service 4-H agent for the last 15 years, has been named to direct Cooperative Extension programs in Mecklenburg County.
How can the recession be over when the unemployment rate is over 9 percent and 15 million people nationwide -- including 430,000 here in North Carolina -- are unemployed? Mike Walden explains.
Sep 22, 2010
The North Carolina 4-H Youth Development Program is teaming up with the Food Banks of North Carolina to promote awareness of hunger in North Carolina and to make an impact in local communities through a new hunger awareness initiative called Hungry to Help.
Bryan Cave, Cooperative Extension director in Surry County, is among the elite 2 percent of extension personnel who have received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Sep 17, 2010
Businesses need loans to expand, and new businesses need loans to start. But banks aren't lending. Mike Walden discusses why banks aren't lending.
Sep 7, 2010
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 3, 2010
How does the size of government impact the economy? Mike Walden discusses the issue, providing the background you need to decide.
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