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Wynne, College supporters honored at spring joint foundations event
Award recipients include the Animal Science and Food Science clubs, the Student Organization Resource Development Award winners, recognized for their efforts in support of the Dairy Foundation Campaign for Excellence.
YOU DECIDE: Can economics predict presidential elections?
The nation’s economic condition plays a role in presidential elections, but can economics predict the outcome of presidential elections? Mike Walden discusses.
Morrow receives AASV Meritorious Service Award
Dr. W.E. Morgan Morrow has been named the 2012 recipient of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ Meritorious Service Award. Morrow is a professor in the CALS Department of Animal Science.
Crop Science Department head named
The director of a University of Florida research and education center has been named head of the North Carolina State University Department of Crop Science.
Lecturer shares USAID experience of feeding the world
Guest lecturer Iowa State University Professor Dr. Max Rothschild has spent the last year as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, sharing his ideas on how healthy livestock can play a key role in helping feed the world.
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VetPAC makes history as hundreds of pre-vet students travel to N.C. State to attend the largest and most activity-packed ever APVMA national symposium.
NC Choices receives Rural Center grant
NC Choices, an initiative of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), has received a $325,000 grant from the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center. The funds will be used over two years to provide small-scale, commercial meat processors across the state with assistance, including business development and technical training. The project is expected to help meat processors grow their businesses, create jobs and advance the niche meat industry in the state.
North Carolina communities receive planning support for incubator farms
Several North Carolina communities will receive support in establishing incubator farms, thanks to the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and the Bringing New Farmers to the Table Project. Incubator farms provide new farmers with plots of land to begin their operations and hone their farming skills before they make an investment in a more permanent location.
YOU DECIDE: What are the top tax tradeoffs?
Taxes involve tradeoffs, and any discussion of taxes should consider these tradeoffs. Mike Walden discusses.
Simunovic honored with Tung Award
Dr. Josip Simunovic, research associate professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, has been honored with the Marvin A. Tung Achievement Award given by the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists.
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