News

Feb 22, 2016

Improvements in our lives

It's natural for people to focus on the negatives in their lives or on things they'd like to see improved. But sometimes this means we forget how far society has come. NC State University economist Mike Walden comments. 

Feb 17, 2016

Wolfpack wins in meat competition

The Wolfpack could be bound for international acclaim in the world of charcuterie. But what’s charcuterie? It’s the somewhat trendy, but ages-old, art and science of preparing fine-quality meat products, mainly from pork, explains Dr. Dana Hanson, extension specialist and associate professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at NC State University. 

Feb 16, 2016

Small-farm opportunities conference takes place Feb. 27

Interested in learning more about small farm opportunities in North Carolina? If so, make plans now to attend North Carolina Cooperative Extension’s Successful Small Farms Opportunities Conference Feb. 27 at Vance-Granville Community College in Louisburg. 

Feb 15, 2016

Plant Sciences Initiative: Benefiting animal agriculture

The Plant Sciences Initiative at NC State University will be important not just for crop production in North Carolina but also for the animal industries that depend on crops for safe, nutritious, affordable feed. Learn more from this YouTube video. 

Feb 15, 2016

Christmas retail sales

We now have final statistics for Christmas buying. Did retailers get the sales they wanted, or were they disappointed? NC State University economist Mike Walden answers. 

Feb 12, 2016

Students chosen for innovative agriculture and public policy leadership program

Eight students from NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have been chosen for an innovative program aimed at developing leaders in agriculture and public policy. 

Feb 12, 2016

Southern Cover Crop Conference set for July 18-19

Mark your calendar for a two-day comprehensive cover crop conference for the South. Put on by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and the Southern region Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) program, the event takes place July 18-19, 2016 at two locations in eastern North Carolina: Mount Olive and Goldsboro. 

Feb 11, 2016

You Decide: Are low oil prices good or bad for the economy?

I’ll be honest – I didn’t think I’d see it in my lifetime. I’m talking about gas prices being under $2 per gallon. It’s one of the true “good news” items in the economy. Or is it? 

Feb 10, 2016

Swartzel elected to National Academy of Engineering

Dr. Kenneth R. Swartzel, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the loftiest distinctions accorded to an engineer. 

Feb 9, 2016

Duplicate DNA a hallmark of tick genome

What makes the tick, well, tick? NC State researchers involved in sequencing the pest's genome find a number of answers.