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.
Nov 14, 2024
A collaboration of researchers will explore a new, high-tech approach to controlling indoor environments for pigs with support from a $1.15 million grant from the National Institute of Farming and Agriculture.
Nov 12, 2024
Can certain diets keep bees healthy? That’s what applied ecology graduate student April Sharp aims to find out by studying Crithidia bombi, a fecal-orally transmitted parasite that may contribute to worldwide bee declines.
Nov 8, 2024
A team of soil scientists from the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences recently visited western North Carolina to support local Extension agents in evaluating shifting landscapes and soil impacts due to Hurricane Helene.
Nov 6, 2024
How will genome editing benefit food and agriculture? We asked CRISPR expert Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State faculty member and co-founder of five companies.
Nov 1, 2024
NC State economist Mike Walden examines Social Security and how the U.S. could continue to pay for the national retirement program in the future.
