From Sheep to STEM: 4-H Youth Shine at the State Fair
Conjure up a mental image of “youth participating at the State Fair,” and the first thing that comes to …
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NC State Extension Helps Tobacco Growers
The broad, green leaves growing in fields across eastern North Carolina tell a story that is easily understood by …
Cooking Up Resilience
From shelf-stable recipes and food preservation to disaster planning and a mobile kitchen, an NC State’s Extension expert helps …
Extension Helps Sustain Tourism Across North Carolina
Ann Savage often receives quizzical looks and questions when she tells people what she does for a living. “You work …
Supporting Those Who Sustain Us: How Extension Promotes Farmworker Health and Safety
Agriculture is a vitally important profession. North Carolina farmers feed their local communities, the state and the world. They …
An NC State Extension Program Teaches Integration between Agriculture and Forestry
“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for …
Seed to Supper: Extension Gardening Program Grows Food Security
Ashley Grubb came to NC State Extension with a love of plants, a passion for helping people, and a …
Extension Teaches Youth the Importance of Agriculture
Ask a typical fourth-grader where their food comes from, and they will likely say something like, “the grocery store.” Ask …
Creating a Ripple Effect: NC State Extension Helps Save Streams
It’s simple physics. When water exceeds the capacity of its channel — a stream, a river, a drainage ditch …
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Extension Leads Helene Recovery in Watauga
It was almost three months after Hurricane Helene roared through Watauga County, enough time to process the incredible devastation …
Living High on the Hog: NC State Strengthens North Carolina Swine
The work day is not over when James Lamb clocks out from his job as an environmental specialist with …
Caring for the Community
There are 101 Extension local centers across North Carolina, staffed by experts in agriculture, youth development, food and nutrition, …