Jul 10, 2013

4-H’ers try their hands at spoken word poetry

During 4-H Congress last month, 4-H'ers worked with the Sacrificial Poets of Chapel Hill to read and perform poems about their lives. Read and hear more about the 4-H poetry slam.

Jun 24, 2013

Where there’s smoke, there’s barbecue

During 4-H Congress this year, the outdoor cookery competitions -- which included grilling pork, beef, chicken and turkey -- were held on N.C. State University’s Court of North Carolina, right in the middle of main campus and just a stone’s throw from the university’s bell tower. All morning, the smells of barbecue rolled along Hillsborough Street.

Jun 20, 2013

State 4-H Congress comes to Raleigh for four days of fun

State 4-H Congress will be in Raleigh June 22-26, attracting 521 youth and their adult leaders for activities including presentations on a variety of subjects, leadership and citizenship training, service opportunities, officer elections and more.

May 15, 2013

Alamance 4-H’ers win state wildlife competition

A team of Alamance County 4-H’ers took first place in the state 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program competition in April and will move on to represent North Carolina at the National 4-H WHEP Invitational this summer.

Apr 24, 2013

Military youth honored at Wolfpack baseball game

As N.C. State University’s baseball team took to the field against Virginia Tech in early April, military youth and their families -- representing all branches of North Carolina’s military -- were on hand to participate in the fourth annual Military Appreciation Day Baseball Game. April is Month of the Military Child.

Mar 14, 2013

All in the family: 4-H mother and daughter have both been state presidents

“My family does 4-H like a lot of families play baseball.” So said Allyson Brake, 18, a Wilson County 4-H’er who started her first livestock project after being given a lamb named “Peanut” for her fifth birthday.

Feb 20, 2013

College Profile: Sharon Rowland

Sharon Rowland retires after a career devoted to the betterment of Cooperative Extension and the people it serves.

Feb 19, 2013

Transforming the Future celebrated at CALS annual Donor Recognition

A snowy weekend did not daunt the more than 400 guests who attended the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ annual donor recognition event, Feb. 17.

Feb 7, 2013

CALS is omnipresent at 2012 State Fair

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences again had a significant presence at the N.C. State Fair — whether it was Cooperative Extension personnel manning a station at the Cultivating a Career exhibit, the always popular N.C. State Howling Cow Ice Cream booth (courtesy of the CALS Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences), CALS students teaching kids about farm animals or fashioning elaborate horticulture displays, Dr. Tom Monaco’s prize-winning peppers or a plethora of 4-H entries in a range of competitions.

Feb 7, 2013

Scholarship endowment honors 4-H’s Thearon and Vanette McKinney

As Dr. Thearon McKinney retired from N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a new scholarship endowment was created by his friends and family to honor McKinney and his wife, Vanette. The Thearon and Vanette McKinney American Youth Foundation Leadership Conference Scholarship Endowment was announced Sept. 7 at a retirement celebration for McKinney at the university’s JC Raulston Arboretum.