Northeastern NC’s AgAdvantage State of the Region February 25, 2011 Dr. Johnny C. Wynne Dean.
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Transcript of Northeastern NC’s AgAdvantage State of the Region February 25, 2011 Dr. Johnny C. Wynne Dean.
Northeastern NC’s AgAdvantage
State of the RegionFebruary 25, 2011
Dr. Johnny C. WynneDean
NC State: Locally responsive,
globally engagedResearch | Teaching | Extension
125-year history building
a stronger economy
and a better way of life
throughout North Carolina
Agriculture and Agribusiness: Leading
N.C. industry• Today:
• $74.3 billion industry • 18% of gross state
product• 17% of state’s jobs
• Tomorrow:
• Room to grow with rising world population
A biobased economy
• Farmers will continue to produce traditional commodities
• Farmers will also grow crops specifically to produce:
• Biofuels• Perfume• Drugs• Nutraceuticals• Functional foods• And more!
Vernon James Center: A commercialization
campus?• Pilot-scale extraction
facility
• Companies test and learn how best to process crops
• Significant economic development potential – new processing facilities & new jobs
Positioned for success with ag biotechnology
• Northeastern North Carolina’s assets:
• Strong agricultural heritage• Technologically sophisticated
agricultural community• Great people• Land• N.C. State University
partnerships
Positioning farmers for ag-biotech success
• Through N.C. Biotech Center’s Entrepreneurial Farmer Program, producers learned:
• Production and marketing models to create opportunities
• Contract-growing value-added products
• Risk management principles for production, financing and markets
N.C. MarketReady• Enhancing profitability of
N.C. agriculture
– Agricultural enterprise and business skills development
– Fresh produce safety– Horticultural production
skills– Strengthening markets
• Changing the way Americans use fruits and vegetables – sources of nutrients and
flavorful calories– powerful resources for
components that protect and enhance health and well-being
– economic value for North Carolina
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Plants for Human Health Institute
Empire Foods to open N.C. plantUp to 200 jobs in Halifax Co.
HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) - A food processing company plans to create 200 jobs over the next five years at a Halifax County plant that makes packaged fruits and vegetables that don't need refrigeration.
Published September 16, 2010
Entrepreneur Initiative for Foods (EI4F)
• Education and training:
• Good Manufacturing Practices• Food Safety• Engineering• Customized Courses
• Assistance with:
• Food Classification• Food Chemistry • Food Microbiology• Nutrition Labeling• Validation Services
Cooperative Extension: Agricultural Programs
• Solving production problems• Increasing profitability• Adopting new technology• Extending research for strong
economic impact
Cooperative Extension: Family and Consumer
Sciences• Nutrition• Food safety• Parenting • Human development• Aging• Housing• Community and volunteer development• Health• Family Resource Management
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
• Education in:• Nutrition• Food preparation• Food resource management• Food safety
• 1st Congressional District: 1300+ families improved nutrition knowledge through EFNEP in ’10
4-H Youth Development• Community service• Hands-on learning• Leadership skill development• 4-H’ers are:
• 50% less likely to smoke, shoplift or use drugs
• 20% more likely to be leaders• More likely to earn university
degree
Workforce prep
• Starts with education
• Bertie Early College High School for Agri-Science and Biotechnology
• Students:
• Jumpstart college
• Gain career skills
Extending the early college high school concept
• N.C. General Assembly study commission recommended:
• Creating high school at Vernon James Center to serve four counties
• Estimated start: Fall 2012
Agri-science early college high school
• Will be:
• world-class and internationally recognized
• game-changer for students
• new way for N.C. State and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to help meet local needs