Sep 21, 2018 Cotton Grower

How to Manage Hurricane-Damaged Cotton

Guy Collins is the Extension Cotton Specialist for North Carolina State University. 

Sep 21, 2018 KIMA

Cheaper food choices in Yakima County causing higher rates of child obesity

A new study from North Carolina State University finds that Food Stamps only covers up to 60 percent of what it costs to have a diet consistent with federal guidelines. 

Sep 21, 2018 The New Food Economy

In the Carolinas, farmers face the painful task of livestock disposal

According to Mark Rice, an extension specialist in waste management at North Carolina State University, the simplest method involves shoveling wood chips over the carcasses without moving them from their houses, then waiting eight to 10 weeks for the composting process to run its course. 

Sep 21, 2018 WRAL Tech Wire

NCSU study: Widely used nonprofit efficiency tool doesn’t work

A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that the tool most often used to assess the efficiency of nonprofit organizations isn’t just inaccurate – it can actually be negatively correlated with efficiency. 

Sep 20, 2018 Blue Ridge Muse

Hurricanes kill people and communities

Environmental scientist Ryan Emanuel at North Carolina State University says too many canals and levees have allowed people to build homes on river margins and swampy areas for decades. 

Sep 20, 2018 The Packer

North Carolina sweet potatoes take hit from Florence

In western North Carolina, where tomato harvest was active, Jeanine Davis, an Extension specialist with North Carolina State University, said growers weathered the storm with few problems. 

Sep 20, 2018 Washington Post

Florence shows how storm coverage is politicized

“A storm and responding to it the right way can make or break a political career,” said Gary Lackmann, a professor of atmospheric science at North Carolina State University. 

Sep 20, 2018 News & Observer

Flood waters teem with bacteria from human and animal waste, decomposing carcasses

Toxicologists and scientists at UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State University are planning to take water samples in flooded regions, but the analysis of the results will take time. 

Sep 19, 2018 WNCT

N.C. State team tests the Neuse River’s water quality in Lenoir County

Tuesday afternoon, Nine On Your Side captured a team from N.C. State University testing the Neuse’s water quality. 

Sep 19, 2018 News & Observer

Florence kills 5,500 pigs and 3.4 million chickens. The numbers are expected to rise.

But John Classen, a N.C. State University professor of agricultural engineering, said the public health risk from hog lagoon spills may not be as great as the risk caused by the flooding of chemical industries and municipal waste water treatment plants. 

Sep 19, 2018 Growing Produce

Tips for Growers Picking up in the Wake of Florence

Mark Hoffmann, Small Fruits Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, has not been able to access local fields for damage assessment yet. 

Sep 19, 2018 The New Food Economy

In North Carolina, losses of nearly 2 million birds and 26 flooded lagoons reported

Margaret Ross is a poultry specialist at North Carolina State University. She works with farmers in 33 counties, though she’s been struggling to reach them because cellular service has been intermittent. 

Sep 19, 2018 Washington Post

‘We need help’: N.C. towns plead for dam, levee upgrades after second major flood in two years

Ryan Emanuel, an environmental scientist at North Carolina State University who studies the Lumber River, said that dredging and levee projects are not long-term fixes for the escalating problem. 

Sep 19, 2018 Scientific American

Female Cockroaches May Cluster Together to Avoid Male Harassment

Coby Schal, an entomology professor at North Carolina State University, who was not involved in the research, is unconvinced that the females were all trying to avoid male attention; he says the size difference between the sexes alone could account for the males getting kicked out. 

Sep 19, 2018 The Atlantic

Pet Rescues in the Wake of Hurricane Florence

Dozens of volunteers, including veterinarians, vet students from the nearby North Carolina State University Veterinary School, and animal lovers from the community, came to help process, examine, console, and care for the animals.