Posts Tagged ‘Cooperative Extension’

Part-time work

Many people are working part-time because they can’t find full-time work. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains why this may be a problem.

Is the U.S. an emerging market?

One would think the U.S. would be classified as a developed country. But one prominent investment analyst said the U.S. today is more like an emerging country. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains.

Inflation and the dollar’s value

Many people worry about all the new money the Federal Reserve has been creating in recent years and the impact on the dollar’s value. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains the possible impact of the Fed’s actions..

Is the national debt a problem today?

The national debt has risen in recent years, but some people don’t see that as a problem. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains why.

Impacts of energy exploration in North Carolina

What are the costs and benefits of energy exploration in North Carolina? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden discusses a study he did to answer that question.

Taxing Internet sales

N.C. State University economist Mike Walden discusses a proposal in Congress to allow states to tax purchases made on the Internet.

New Vance County Extension director named

picture of Morris White

A Virginia Cooperative Extension agent has been named to direct the North Carolina Cooperative Extension program in Vance County.

Farming the forest: CALS expert helps landowners grow crops beneath the trees

Dr. Jeanine Davis

For property owners looking to find ways to earn money from their forested land, forest farming can be a promising alternative – or addition – to harvesting the trees. And for years, Dr. Jeanine Davis has been helping these landowners make the most of that promise.

Keeping beaches safe from runoff pollutants

The N.C. State engineers designed and built two hidden dune filtration systems in Kure Beach.

When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers and Cooperative Extension engineers from N.C. State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are concealed beneath sand dunes and filter out most of the bacteria that can lead to beach closures.

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

Vanette and Thearon 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.

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