Students with an interest in swine science attended 2025’s North Carolina Pork Conference this spring, one of the latest professional development forums presented to students in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences through a partnership with the North Carolina Pork Council.
Read MoreCAES Professor Brings Experience to N.C. Soil and Water Panel Porche Spence, Ph.D. uses an auger to test soil at the University Farm. Porche Spence, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and...
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Descended from the sheep brought to North America by the Spanish in the 16th century, this mid-sized breed thrived in the pastures and piney woods of Florida. For four centuries these feral sheep foraged in the wild for food, dodged alligators and bobcats, and endured the ranchers who rounded them up twice a year to shear them of their wool.
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Moving from one operation to another is a leap of faith for farmers. But, if done with care and under guidance, changing a farm’s main commodity offers both financial and experiential rewards, farmers statewide say.
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Peter Smith and his son, Peter Smith, Jr., stopped by the N.C. A&T University Farm on their way back to their Dorchester, S.C., farm recently, hoping to learn more about growing specialty crops on their property.
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