Could North Carolina farmers soon add a sunny new fruit to their fields and their bottom lines? That’s a question Dr. Jonathan Schultheis is trying to answer with an agricultural research project currently underway. As a professor of horticultural science at N.C. State University, Schultheis is exploring the potential that canary melons might be the … Read more
Research Stations Division Director Teresa Lambert expects a new tractor lending program to be a nice boost for two of the state’s agricultural research locations. It already has her dreaming about expanding the program too as a way to help even more stations with their important work. The program involves John Deere lending $1.28 million … Read more
Growing tobacco in North Carolina is nothing new, but tobacco that can sell for nearly $6 per pound certainly is. The recent norm for the state’s traditional flue cured or burley varieties is close to $2 per pound. However, some work at the state’s agricultural research stations means the jaw-dropping $6 figure may become more … Read more
