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10 Percent Campaign: Spend a tenth of your food budget on local sources (Salisbury Post)Tom Quay protected birds and nurtured students (News & Observer)North Carolina schedules precision ag field day (Southeast Farm Press)Model forecasts long-term impacts of forest land-use decisions (Newswise)Local food trend keeps on growing (Winston-Salem Journal)
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Graduate student Amanda Draut and fellow Kannapolis Scholars host conference to improve communications about childhood obesity. >>>

Grand Challenges Explorations grant funds crop protection method Julie Willoughby, assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science, and Steve Lommel, William Neal Reynolds professor of plant pathology, have received a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grant to develop a seed treatment method that will aid subsistence farmers in protecting their crops.

A red, white and green celebration As N.C. State University’s 125th anniversary year, 2012 has already included many celebratory observances. This year’s Gala in the Garden at the university’s JC Raulston Arboretum was prominent among them, offering its own special commemoration: The annual garden party and fund-raising event doubled as a birthday party for N.C. State.

Tickets on sale for May 20 Farm to Fork Picnic The event – sponsored by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), Orange County/Breeze Farm Incubator, Slow Food Triangle, and the N.C. Agricultural Foundation – pairs some of the Triangle’s best chefs with local farmers and food producers to celebrate local food and local farms.

CALS students, faculty, alumnus among 2012 GSD honorees The N.C. State University chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta (GSD), the Honor Society of Agriculture, recognized and honored academic achievement and contributions to agriculture by faculty, students, staff and alumni of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as well as of the colleges of Natural Resources and Veterinary Medicine.

Rose Memorial Garden dedicated The garden is part of the scenic plaza in front of the Toxicology Building, home of the department where Dr. Randy Rose, an internationally renowned toxicologist, taught and conducted research beneficial to human health.