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North Carolina is the number one producer of sweet potatoes in the United States. Scientists in the state are working to develop varieties that taste good and resist disease.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media.  Marilee Combs, producer, first camera, primary video editor; McKenzie Bulris, second camera, scriptwriter, secondary video editor; Maria Sofia Milano, associate producer; Caroline Kelly, narrator, principal researcher, associate producer; Dr. Tom Linden, executive producer.

Photo credit, Adrienne Gorny, assistant professor and extension specialist, North Carolina State University.

Organic and sustainable farming practices enrich the soil promoting growth of healthy crops. In Orange County, North Carolina, one man shows how caring for the soil can serve his local community.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media. Emmy Trivette, producer; Kyle Ennis, associate producer & second camera; Lindsey Hill, associate producer; Casey Kania, associate producer; Savannah Gunter, scriptwriter & narrator; Bob Gunter, PBS NC videographer; Eric Heinzman, PBS NC audio engineer; Dr. Tom Linden, executive producer.

Many people want to buy food grown in sustainable ways with a minimum of pesticides and fertilizers. Indigenous people like the Lumbees in Robeson County, North Carolina, are looking to the past to grow food for the future.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media. Ella Feathers, producer; Maggie McIntyre, associate producer; Senam Adedze, associate producer; Colin Thomas, second camera & associate producer; Julio Boileve, scriptwriter; Bob Gunter, PBS NC videographer & video editor; Eric Heinzman, audio & engineer; Dr. Tom Linden, narrator & executive producer.

Archival photos taken by photographer Mr. Elmer W. Hunt, courtesy of the Elmer W. Hunt Collection, Mary Livermore Library at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

The Canton paper mill in Haywood County, North Carolina, closed in May 2023 after more than 100 years of operation. More than a thousand workers lost their jobs. The town is scrambling to find a silver lining to this dark cloud. Environmental science may have an answer.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media.  Jai Neville, producer; Ryan Mills, associate producer; Edi Sherlock, associate producer; Valerie Jackson, scriptwriter & narrator; Bob Gunter, PBS NC videographer & video editor; Eric Heinzman, PBS NC audio engineer; Dan McCord: graphic artist; Dr. Tom Linden, executive producer.

Falconry, the art of hunting with birds of prey — what we call “raptors” — has existed for thousands of years. Today a handful of people in North Carolina continue that tradition.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media; Producers: John Gove, Grace Battle Thompson, Denise Kyeremeh, Caleb Sigmon; Scriptwriters, Heidi Hannoush, Denise Kyeremeh; Videographer, John Gove; Second Camera: Grace Battle Thompson, Heidi Hannoush; Video Editor, Caleb Sigmon; Executive Producer, Dr. Tom Linden.

An invasive insect from Asia has migrated south from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. The lanternfly poses a threat to the growing North Carolina wine industry.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media; Nick Battaglia, supervising producer; Lucas Thomae, producer; Mika Travis, second camera & associate producer; Hanna Berger, associate producer; Samantha Hoffman. narrator & scriptwriter; Bob Gunter, PBS NC videographer & video editor;  Dr. Tom Linden, executive producer.

Photos/video courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The endangered Roanoke logperch survives in only five river systems in North America. The Mayo River in Rockingham County, North Carolina, is one of them.

From the UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media; Producer, Brynn Garner; associate producer & narrator, Mary Kate Stone; scriptwriter Hannah Towey; Bob Gunter, UNC-TV videographer & video editor; additional camera, Garner; additional video, courtesy Virginia Living Museum, Joe Dexter, Dexter Media, CTT Productions, Reidsville; photo courtesy, TR Russ, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission; Dr. Tom Linden, executive producer.

Bird populations are dropping, and scientists are trying to figure out why.

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Producer, Courtney Heaton; associate producer, Jess Bennett; scriptwriter & narrator, Stephen Kenney; Bob Gunter,  UNC-TV videographer & video editor; additional video courtesy Getty Images; Dr. Tom Linden, executive producer.