N.C. State, Monsanto Host Omega-3 Symposium at N.C. Research Campus
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – N.C. State University Plants for Human Health Institute and Monsanto Company have teamed up to bring a leading researcher in omega-3 fatty acids to the N.C. Research Campus May 8 for a lecture on studies confirming the health benefits of omega-3s. Dr. William Harris, director and senior scientist of the Cardiovascular Health [...]
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Research Campus Farmers Market Opening with Reinforced LOCAL Brand
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – When the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market opens for its second year May 7, new rules will ensure a LOCAL brand on all the strawberries, broccoli, lettuce, onions and other produce sold there. The Piedmont Farmers Market governing board, which manages the Research Campus Market, approved new rules this year requiring that [...]
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Fresh Produce Safety Is Focus of N.C. Cooperative Extension Workshop
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – As headlines document more cases of contaminated food in the U.S., North Carolina Cooperative Extension faculty are in the midst of training Extension agents in all 100 counties in proven practices that help to ensure the safety of North Carolina’s fresh produce. Almost three dozen Cooperative Extension agents are scheduled to attend [...]
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N.C. State University Spring Seminar Series Introduces Team, Nutrition Research to Community
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – “What does N.C. State do on the new N.C. Research Campus?” N.C. State University will answer this popular question with “Discovering Nature’s Possibilities,” a free seminar series taking place this spring. The informational sessions will introduce the renowned scientists and groundbreaking research from N.C. State’s facility in Kannapolis, as well as provide [...]
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N.C. State University Hosts State’s Agricultural Leadership at N.C. Research Campus
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Think about a state-supported network of “local food systems” in which local farmers would partner to supply local markets and restaurants. The farmers get the income they need, other businesses get the fresh food they need and consumers enjoy getting fresh produce grown near them, supporting local businesses and helping the environment [...]
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N.C. State and N.C. Dept. of Agriculture Research Yields a Sweetheart for North Carolina
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Nestled among the rolling hills of the Piedmont Research Station in Rowan County, just nine miles west of Salisbury, are high tunnel greenhouses that in the dead of winter are teeming with fresh, vine-ripened strawberries. The high-tunnel research project could result in a new winter crop for North Carolina farmers. The project [...]