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Women Impacting Lee County Ag: Managing Agricultural Enterprises

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CALS doctoral student Brianna Hess Massie standing in a field.

Aug 9, 2017

Grad Student Spotlight: Brianna Hess Massie

CALS doctoral student Brianna Hess Massie is looking for simple solutions to help farmers deal with lagoon waste. 
Aerial view of Belltower and downtown Raleigh to the east of campus.

Aug 4, 2017

You Decide: Should Everyone Have a Basic Income?

The idea of a guaranteed basic income is a hot topic in today's news, thanks to Mark Zuckerberg throwing his support behind the concept. NC State Economist Mike Walden breaks down the pros and cons. 
NC State grad student Shahnee Haire sitting in a chair

Aug 4, 2017

Grad Student Spotlight: Shahnee Haire

Graduate student Shahnee Haire says that her certificate program helped prepare her for assisting those in her county who lost everything after Hurricane Matthew. 
CALS grad Brandon Batten sitting on a tractor

Aug 1, 2017

AgPack Strong: ‘Innovative Farmer of the Year’

CALS grad and tobacco farmer Brandon Batten was named 2017 Innovative Farmer of the Year by The Tobacco Farm Life Museum. He says that learning to problem-solve 'outside the box' in the BAE Department gave him a leg up in his career. 
Participants salute the flag during the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Jul 31, 2017

Ag Institute is Partner in New Career Center at Fort Bragg

At Fort Bragg’s new Career Resource Center, the Agricultural Institute's Soldier to Agriculture Program helps veterans make the transition from military service to agricultural careers. 
Cupped hands holding animal feed

Jul 28, 2017

CALS, Premex Build Synergistic Relationship

An NC State partnership with international animal nutrition company extends beyond workforce development to research sponsorship and philanthropy. 
CALS postdoc Sayed Mashaheet

Jul 27, 2017

Grad Student Spotlight: Sayed Mashaheet

This CALS Ph.D. alumnus and postdoc is working to develop resilient wheat varieties that are more tolerant to ozone — a pollutant often associated with climate change — and more resistant to wheat rust. 
CALS grad Jack Alcorn working with growers in Senegal

Jul 24, 2017

Sharing Sustainability In Senegal

CALS grad Jack Alcorn has combined his interests in travel, service and natural resources into a dream job: serving as an agroforester with the Peace Corps. 
CALS Ph.D. student Pragya Adhikari in a greenhouse

Jul 21, 2017

Grad Student Spotlight: Pragya Adhikari

CALS doctoral student Pragya Adhikari -- who conducts research at the intersection of plant pathology and breeding -- is trying to breed a tomato that is tastier and more resistant to disease. 

Jul 14, 2017

Women Impacting Lee County Ag: Managing Agricultural Enterprises

Meet Gail Logan and Mandy Thomas Johnson in the second installment of monthly series Reshaping the Landscape: Women Impacting Lee County Agriculture, developed through N.C. Cooperative Extension.