Lower Coastal Plain Research Station

Automation keeps research stations moving into future (Part One)

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North Carolina’s 18 research stations are often thought of as a big piece of agriculture’s future. The research done on the stations helps farmers find better, more productive ways to produce more food and fiber for a growing population. To keep moving agriculture into the future, the research stations are implementing several technologies that involve … Read more

Animal care, other work continues on research stations despite pandemic

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This morning before a single ray of sunlight hit the Cherry Research Farm, two workers showed up to milk the cows. In the dark of 4 a.m. their shift began on the farm in Goldsboro. About 140 dairy cows need milking every day, twice a day – seven days a week, 365 days a year. … Read more