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N.C. Agriculture: Feeding Families, Growing the Economy

economic impact

Sweet potato winners with blue ribbons at the N.C. State Fair

Jan 17, 2020

A Sweet (Potato) Success Story for North Carolina

If you've enjoyed a sweet potato in the last 40 years, it's probably from North Carolina. Learn more about these sweet spuds and how NC State helped grow the industry into a global powerhouse. 
A parent and child's hands around a plant seedling that has sprouted from a mound of soil

May 31, 2019

N.C. Agriculture: Feeding Families, Growing the Economy

Agriculture may be out of sight and out of mind at times, but it's ever-present in our daily lives. And as a $92.7 billion industry, N.C. agriculture should never be taken for granted.