These two NCSU CALS professors have striven to have an impact on the ASR threat.
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Agriculture and agribusiness contributed $77 billion, or 17 percent, to North Carolina’s...
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NC agribusiness sprouting higher, study finds: Economist, Dr. Mike Walden, ran the numbers to create a statistical snapshot of North Carolina agriculture & agribusiness, which contributed $ 77B, or 17%, to the state's $ 440B gross domestic product in 2011. You can find Dr. Walden's handy fact sheet here | http://www.ag-econ.ncsu.edu/faculty/walden/agribusiness-2013.pdf Delete the scoop?
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Laura Taylor is one of just 20 environmental researchers in North America to receive the prestigious Leopold Leadership Fellowship for 2013.
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Dr. Laura Taylor' research focuses on policy evaluation and valuation of natural resources & the environment. Read more here: http://bulletin.ncsu.edu/2013/01/fellow/
Leopold Leadership Program http://leopoldleadership.stanford.edu/
Center for Environmental & Resource Policy at NCSU
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CARY -- N.C. State University economist Mike Walden is predicting the Research Triangle will take between 33 percent and 40 percent of all new jobs in North Carolina this year. Delete the scoop?
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A crowd of 600-700 fruit and vegetable growers from the Carolinas will gather on Nov. 26-28 for the 27th annual Carolina Vegetable and Fruit Expo. Via NCSU CALS Delete the scoop?
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"Pollination is basic science, but the cost of it is getting more complicated.
"CALS economist, Dr. Walter Thurman, finds that rising honey prices, invasive mites and higher diesel fuel costs have increased the price of services performed by commercial beekeepers during the past 20 years.
"Dr. Thurman's is the first comprehensive study of North American pollination markets."
This means higher consumer prices for the approximately 75% of food crops which are bee-pollinated. Delete the scoop?
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Economist, Dr. Kelly Zering chairs committee issuing new Cast report titled:
Water and Land Issues Associated with Animal Agriculture: A U.S. Perspective
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Dr. Wallace Thurman coauthors the first comprehensive North American survey of the economic forces which drive pollination services.
The study, titled "The Economics of Honeybee Pollination Markets," appears in the most recent issue of The American Journal of Agricultural Economics. The appears paper here (full text may require a subscription or payment): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aas031
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New report from the Council on Agricultural Science & Technology (CAST)
Excerpt from CALS news article by Natalie Hampton: As the world’s middle class nearly triples in number, demand for meat, dairy products and eggs is expected to rise by as much as 100% by 2050. The question is, can agricultural production meet that demand without causing extensive environmental damage?
An NC State University professor was among a group of U.S. academics who addressed this question in the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Issue Paper, Water and Land Issues Associated with Animal Agriculture: A U.S. Perspective.
Dr. Kelly Zering, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in Agricultural and Resource Economics in NCSU's College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (CALS), chaired a group of five university faculty and a consulting environmental engineer who explored the issue of increased livestock production and environmental impacts.
Their paper responded to a 2006 issue paper of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Livestock’s Long Shadow.
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Laura Taylor, professor of agricultural and resource economics, has been selected as one of 50 American Council on Education Fellows for the 2013-14 academic year.
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Dr. Taylor directs the Center for Environmental & Resource Economic Policy, which provides leadership in economics research & outreach programs to develop forward-thinking environmental policy in NC. Her research focuses on policy evaluation & valuation of natural resources & environment. Delete the scoop?
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The forum will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Holshouser Building. Dr. Nick Piggott, an agricultural economist at N.C. State Univers ...
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The keynote speaker, Dr. Nick Piggott, is a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University. Delete the scoop?
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"It is difficult to imagine a more deserving recipient of North Carolina’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine award than Dr. Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of agricultural and resource economics and N.C. Cooperative Extension economist.
"The award, which is given by the North Carolina governor (in this case outgoing Gov. Bev Perdue) recognizes a proven record of service to the state, including contributions to the community, exemplary career efforts and many years of service to the recipient’s organization." Delete the scoop?
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Keynote speaker for the Expo is Richard Linton, recently appointed Dean of the College of Agriculture at North Carolina State University.
Many CALS researchers will speak on fruit & vegetable production, grafting technologies, enterprise budgets, risk management and more.
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Dr. Blake Brown of NC State University discusses the impact that agriculture has on the North Carolina economy at the NC Farm Bureau/NC Animal Ag Coalition A...
Dr. Brown, who raises beef cattle, discusses the importance of animal agriculture in NC and the nation -- NC is number 2 nationally in hog & pork production. That accomplishment has come about in the alst 25 years as a result of North Carolina research and innovative production practices. Delete the scoop?
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Not everyone associates honeybees directly with the economy, but honeybee pollination... Delete the scoop?
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National Resources Defense Council Report: US food waste is on the rise, possible solutions proposed. Delete the scoop?
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Crop scientist, Dr. Jim Dunphy & plant pathologist, Dr. Steve Koenning, have for years partnered to combat Asian Soybean Rust, which in some countries caused 80% crop loss. They helped develop an Integrated Pest Management system for the disease, the Soybean Rust PIPE, which can be found here:
http://sbr.ipmpipe.org/cgi-bin/sbr/public.cgi