To get the most out of their equipment for higher yields and efficiency, farmers used to have to depend on their tractors running only a power take-off or hydraulics. Now tractors can drive themselves, and farmers can make a wide array of changes and functions with just the push of a button.
“It’s just like all [...]

Physical examinations, mock surgeries and tracking animals with radio transmitters are just some of the activities during each of the four veterinary science camps conducted annually at the North Carolina Zoo.
“We really wanted to set up a program to encourage the next generation of general veterinarians,” says Mike Loomis, the zoo’s chief veterinarian, member of [...]

Photo Caption: Jake Gilmore, pictured with his wife Ashley and son Cooper, and also pictured with his father Dwayne and grandfather Tom, has collected numerous honors in his rodeo career, including the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Rodeo Association Rookie of the Year.
Randolph County Farm Bureau member Jake Gilmore simply smiles when he looks at the three gold [...]

Don’t you just love spring! These three recipes bring the freshness of the season to your table. Use them together to make a great ladies tea, church brunch or family dinner. They’re not only delicious, but they display beautifully and can be made in advance.
Why don’t you make it a truly eventful meal? Find [...]

Keith and Kevin Layne are Rockingham County natives. They remember a time before Eden even existed, a point when it was the three separate communities of Leaksville, Spray and Draper.
Much has changed since the towns eventually consolidated in the late 1960s. Textile mills no longer dominate community activity, but the fraternal twin brothers hope their [...]

Photo Caption: Left: Rowan County Farm Bureau members Joe and Nell Corriher allowed scenes for the movie Days of Thunder to be filmed in their home.
Family and friends of Rowan County Farm Bureau members Joe and Nell Corriher knew their kitchen typically doesn’t look like what they might have seen during a scene in the [...]

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s Wildlife Diversity Program works toward conservation of nongame — meaning they are not hunted — and endangered species. Pictured are just a few examples of the species the program tracks. In addition to research, commission biologists also work with landowners who are interested in implementing conservation measures on their property. The Wildlife [...]

If  your household — and your heart—have room for a four-legged addition, experts and advocates in North Carolina think a dog or cat might be the best way to enhance your life in 2012.
“I would really encourage people to bring a pet into their life. They’re tremendously enriching,” says Barbara Sherman, director of the Behavioral [...]

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Medical experts say hearing loss is a growing health problem. Estimates from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services show that the numbers of residents with hearing loss will more than double in the next 20 years.
“Because hearing loss is so prevalent and can impact one’s health and independence, it raises public health [...]