Make a date with Rev. Albert Ocran this Sunday at 7 pm on Joy99.7FM and online as we host the award-winning journalist and 2018 MTN Hero of Change, Joseph Opoku Gakpo on #Springboard, your #VirtualUniversity.

Joseph Opoku Gakpo tells us how he discovered his niche in agricultural, rural, and environmental journalism and the notable choices he’s since made on his professional journey. Tune in to #Springboard, your #VirtualUniversity this Sunday at 7 pm on Joy 99.7 FM and online.

This evening at 7pm on Joy 99.7 FM, I'm joining Rev. Albert Ocran on #SpringBoard, your #VirtualUniversity for a conversation as part of the show's "Finding Yourself" series. Be our guest... Springboard Zone

In March, our extension associate Austin Menker moderated a farmer panel discussion on cover crops at the 2024 Regional Soybean Schools organized by NC Soybean Producers Association & NC State Extension. A video of the session is available here; youtube.com/watch?v=INYIEq… #SustainableFarming #Environment

Yesterday, our Extension Associate Austin Menker & communications intern Joseph Opoku Gakpo participated in a farmer field day organized by the Southern Piedmont Climate-Smart Project, at the North Carolina A&T Farm Pavilion. It was great to see various field equipment demonstrations.

Cover crops can be a valuable tool for organic producers seeking to enhance crop diversity and leverage the numerous agronomic and environmental benefits, writes NC State Extension Associate for Organic Commodities Hannah Moshay. You can read more here; organiccommodities.ces.ncsu.edu/organicgrains-…

Cover crops can be useful in helping improve soil quality. However, farmers need to ensure appropriate pest management practices. NC State University's Dominic Reisig discusses scouting cover crops for insect pests prior to soybean planting in this video. youtube.com/watch?v=rSDEi9…

Our peer-reviewed paper, which analyzes the evolution of media reportage on #GMOs in Ghana, is now published in the GM Crops and Food Journal, Taylor & Francis Research Insights. Many thanks to Joseph Opoku Gakpo and GES Center - Genetic Engineering & Society Center. The paper is available here:tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We know cover crops, crop and animal rotations, reduced tillage and practices that add perennials can increase diversity, organic matter and other agricultural benefits for North Carolina farmers, says Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, director of CEFS. magazine.cals.ncsu.edu/agricultures-p…

In this CEFS video, Alyssa Woodard, a former graduate student at the Department of Horticultural Science NC State University discusses their research on how leguminous #covercrops can impact crop nitrogen when growing sweet potatoes. #Sustainability #Environment youtube.com/watch?v=zGBzeO…

This robot, BenchBot 3.0, has been getting some attention on the campus of NC State University. Dr Chris Reberg-Horton of N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative explains the robot is taking pictures of cash crops, weeds, cover crops, etc to create the world's largest agricultural image repository. techbriefs.com/component/cont…

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It was exciting joining Dr. Ahmed Keli – President of the Madda Walabu University, faculty & staff plant trees as part of Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative. It was also interesting to see the wheat fields and engage farmers in Bale on how dry weather is impacting food insecurity

In this article, I share some 'recycled' ideas on how Ghana can avoid a repeat of the current food security challenges brought on by the current drought spell. graphic.com.gh/features/featu… #Food #ClimateChange #SustainableAgriculture

Joseph Opoku Gakpo, Ph.D. Candidate in Ag Education & Human Sciences at NCSU has finished his summer internship. He will graduate from his Ph.D. program in Spring 2025. We will miss having him, but excited to see what's next in his promising career. Joseph Opoku Gakpo NC State Extension

It was a really great learning experience working with NC Extension Conservation Agronomy. I will greatly miss working with the team.