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Oct 13, 2022

New Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Will Tackle Global Challenges

A collaboration between NC State and the Technical University of Denmark aims to uncover biology-based methods for CO2 management and sustainable fertilizer production. 

An aerial shot of the North Carolina State Fair at night

Oct 12, 2022

The North Carolina State Fair, So Happy Together

Once again, it's time for the North Carolina State Fair. On this episode of Farms, Food and You, we’ll hear from North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner and NC State University alumnus Steve Troxler to talk all things State Fair. 

Duncan McSorley presenting at the tomato field day

Oct 11, 2022

Connecting Field and Lab with an Eye Toward Extension

Duncan McSorley has spent the past year and a half interning with NC State Extension and the N.C. PSI on his way to someday becoming an Extension specialist. 

a woman teaching a class of students

Oct 10, 2022

CEFS Names Michelle Schroeder-Moreno as New Director

Michelle Schroeder-Moreno has been a faculty member in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences and part of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems since 2004. 

two students taking a selfie in Washington D.C.

Oct 10, 2022

Internship to Friendship: CALS Students Bond Over Agricultural Policy

Katie Forrest and MacKenna Clifton spent the summer in Washington, D.C., learning about agricultural policy through the Senator Jesse Helms Agricultural Legislative Summer Internship Program, while also creating a new friendship. 

Allyson Farmer

Oct 9, 2022

Allyson Farmer Joins CALS Advancement to Bolster Support for 4-H, FFA

Allyson Brake Farmer joined CALS Advancement on Oct. 3 as its new associate director of leadership annual giving for the 4-H and FFA programs. 

Aerial view of downtown Raleigh

Oct 7, 2022

You Decide: Do We First Need Economic Pain to Have Economic Gain?

Will we have to endure the economic pain of a recession before we receive the economic gain of lower inflation? Economist Mike Walden shares his insight. 

Young woman in a yellow blouse smiling

Oct 6, 2022

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month: Mara Cuebas-Irizarry

Mara Cuebas-Irizarry promotes her Puerto Rican heritage by engaging with and serving in Latinx communities on campus and beyond. 

A male undergraduate student presenting a poster in a field

Oct 6, 2022

Connecting Field and Lab with an Eye Toward Extension

Internships with NC State Extension and the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative help Duncan McSorley explore a career as an Extension specialist, following in his grandfather's footsteps. 

a slice of pumpkin pie sits on a white plate on a wooden table

Oct 6, 2022

Do I Need to Refrigerate Pumpkin Pie? Food Safety Info for Pumpkin Season

October is pumpkin season, which raises questions about food safety for everything from pumpkin pie to pumpkin seeds.