Dec 13, 2024
What are tariffs? How are they used? And can they help encourage domestic companies expand? Economist Mike Walden breaks down the ins and outs of tariffs, and what they mean for both businesses and consumers.
Dec 4, 2024
NC State faculty recently hosted a delegation of journalists and social media influencers from Turkmenistan to learn about #PassTheMicYouth, a multimedia program with NC State Extension that amplifies the voices and experiences of young people.
Dec 3, 2024
With vinegar flies increasingly impacting sweetpotato storage, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative researchers are exploring a novel management strategy with lasers to combat the pests.
Dec 2, 2024
With funding from General Mills, CALS poultry scientists are exploring how different environments impact the growth, well-being and meat quality of broiler chickens.
Nov 29, 2024
Economist Mike Walden explains how inflation, the prices of goods and services, and workers’ pay rates affect household purchasing power.
Nov 21, 2024
Steven Lommel, director of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, was recently honored for his leadership at the regional and national levels.
CALS researchers have partnered with an international irrigation company to help develop a more environmentally friendly solution for managing wastewater from hog farms.
Nov 20, 2024
As you enjoy a slice of sweetpotato pie or a scoop of sweetpotato casserole this holiday season, stop and give thanks to the NC State University researchers who helped make the tasty root vegetable a year-round crop.
Nov 19, 2024
CALS Professor Carlos Iglesias recently traveled to sub-Saharan Africa to help farmers in the Ivory Coast improve their agricultural practices and empower the country to potentially become the breadbasket of west Africa.
Nov 15, 2024
Economist Mike Walden explains how we can examine the health of the U.S. economy, using both short- and long-term measurements.
