Aug 7, 2023
How many hot pepper flakes does it take to make the perfect cheese? MaryAnne Drake answers these and other sensory food questions as the Director of the Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center.
Aug 4, 2023
David Suchoff is leading a five-year grant to study how fiber hemp can act as an alternative to tobacco while taking advantage of North Carolina’s robust textile industry.
Jul 28, 2023
Job productivity has declined over the last two years. Economist Mike Walden shares some potential causes, including loss of education, stress and remote work.
Jul 19, 2023
NC State Extension released an online tracking tool called Beans Gone Wild to capture and share in-season soybean problems and recommendations across the state.
Graduate student Abby Pleasant is studying organic black oilseed sunflowers, which researchers believe could be a promising — and profitable — crop for North Carolina farmers.
Jul 14, 2023
Economist Mike Walden shares why calculating poverty rate is difficult, and if there has been any progress in reducing the poverty rate.
Jul 13, 2023
Researchers reduce lignin levels and improve wood properties in poplar trees using the increasingly popular gene-editing system.
Jul 12, 2023
The disease, scrub typhus, presents symptoms similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Jul 10, 2023
Findings from a new study could help researchers breed genetically improved Sitka spruce trees resistant to a nibbling insect.
Jul 5, 2023
The study underscores the complex challenges facing efforts to ensure our continued access to a critical agricultural and industry resource.
