Author: Kristin Sargent

Feb 6, 2020

A Sheep-ish Exit: Dan Campeau Retires

In December, NC State Extension and PDPS said goodbye to Dan Campeau, as he retired after 32 years with Extension. Learn how he's staying busy. 

Feb 3, 2020

Prescribed Burns Benefit Bees

Freshly burned longleaf pine forests have more than doubled the total number of bees and bee species than areas that have not burned in over 50 years, according to new research from North Carolina State University. 

Feb 3, 2020

My Degree ‘Opened Doors for Me’

Student Caleb Beavers shares advice to prospective students and how earning his Agricultural Business Management degree has opened doors for him. 

Feb 3, 2020

FoodCon: Celebrating the Food and Agribusiness Community

FoodCon brings together students, community members and business professionals who share a common interest in the sustainable food industry. 

Jan 28, 2020

Streamlining Biofuel Fermentation Processes

Undergraduate student Erin Cooper likes making things more efficient, easier and faster. She’s working with advisor Dr. Mari Chinn to streamline ethanol fermentation using biomass sorghum as a starting material. 

Jan 28, 2020

New Mobile Poultry Service to Help Non-Commercial Owners

The mobile clinic is part service to a growing community, part boots-on-the-ground training for farm animal veterinarians. 

Jan 23, 2020

Alumna Shares Journey to Landing Dream Job

Poultry science alum Caitlin Rivord talks about her work experiences and what she recommends for current students. 

Jan 22, 2020

Target: Healthy, Strong Bee Populations

Mario Simon Pinilla-Gallego's research focuses on understanding gut pathogens in bees to maintain healthy and strong pollinator populations. 

Jan 21, 2020

Podcast: 1966 – MLK and the KKK in Raleigh

On July 31, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Reynolds Coliseum. Jason Miller explains why the event has been lost to history until now. 

Jan 17, 2020

Researching Climate Change Effects in Costa Rica

Applied Ecology student Ana Meza Salazar is looking at how climate change might alter stream ecosystems in Costa Rica via acidification.