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Graduate student Grayson Walker

May 12, 2017

Fighting Salmonella: Grayson Walker

Grayson Walker Graduate student, Poultry Science B.S., Poultry Science, CALS 2015 Grayson Walker got to work trying to eradicate salmonella bacteria in poultry when he was an undergraduate in CALS. Now, he’s continuing that quest in graduate school. What Walker is working to develop is a “systems approach” to salmonella bacteria control. He’s experimenting with… 
CALS faculty Joy Marshall leads a class teaching future ag professors to teach diverse learners.

May 12, 2017

Learning To Teach, Teaching To Learn

Joy Morgan’s Teaching Diverse Learners class develops creativity and flexibility in future ag educators who must accommodate students with a variety of needs in a single classroom. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

May 12, 2017

Economic Oracle

By Chelsea Kellner Video by Chris Liotta Governors and growers, city councils and small businesses have sought the insights of Extension economist Mike Walden since he started his radio show in the late 1970s. And now he’s looking farther ahead than ever — to the year 2050. Every two weeks for 39 years, in an… 
Dean Richard Linton gathers experts for a CALS Is Here roundtable discussion.

May 12, 2017

You’ve Got A Friend

A panel of experts gather at Talley Student Union to hash out a complex question: How is CALS here - and why does it matter? 
Helicopter lifting hay bale to animals on Cherry Research Farm in wake of Hurricane Matthew.

May 12, 2017

Saving A Research Station

As waters rose the day after Hurricane Matthew, Cherry Research Farm braced for devastation -- and found a wave of support from across the state. 
CALS student Ryann Rossi studies mangroves

May 12, 2017

Saving Mangroves: Ryann Rossi

Off in the Caribbean, Ryann Rossi dives deep into the region’s mangrove ecosystems. Mangroves are beneficial both environmentally and economically. These halophytes — plants adapted to grow in saltwater — provide an estimated $1.6 billion in ecosystem services worldwide, protecting and stabilizing shorelines, creating homes for fish and aiding carbon sequestration. Rossi centers her study… 
Kristin Feierabend is NC State Extension’s first statewide urban area agent. What does that mean? She’s working with communities to decide.

May 12, 2017

Bright Lights, Big City For Extension

NC State Extension's Urban Area Specialist Kristin Feierabend is the first to focus on urban areas statewide. 
Ken Pecota in a sweet potato field.

May 12, 2017

Digging In

Beneath your feet is a hidden world, vital for human survival. CALS scientists are digging deep to find solutions for everything from water quality to food security. Building A Better Sweet Potato The same CALS plant breeders who developed the popular Covington sweet potato have come up with another variety that could benefit North Carolina… 
U.S. Army soldiers being trained in animal handling thanks to a partnership between CALS and CVM.

May 12, 2017

Soldiers In The Field

Partnering with the College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State Extension helps provide hands-on farm animal training before U.S. soldiers deploy to countries with agricultural economies. When Staff Sgt. Angelsea Sorrells reported to the CALS Beef Educational Unit in summer 2016, she had never been near an animal bigger than a cat or dog. And then she… 
Satellite in space, with view of Earth

May 12, 2017

Houston, We Have Tomatoes

For more than two decades, CALS researchers have been working with NASA to develop food solutions for astronauts. The findings have implications not only for long-term space missions, but also for Earth-bound agriculture. For humans to embark on long-term space missions, they will need plenty of food – not just food they can pack and…