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Climate Change Brings the Tide to Farmers’ Doorsteps

Sam Jones

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Aug 16, 2024

Fall 2024 Print Edition

Read our full print edition, including a letter from Dean Fox and features on two new members of the CALS leadership team. Dive into all the graphics, photos, and special details only available in print. Now available online in an accessible format. 
people standing around tech equipment on a farm with a cow

Aug 16, 2024

Future-proof Farming Starts with Fiber

A group of dedicated people across the state are bringing high-speed internet and advanced AI technology to our research stations and field labs in a collaborative effort to move our food system into the future. 
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Aug 16, 2024

Pinpointing Pests

Entomologist Steve Frank’s passion for problem-solving helps shape future scientists and urban forests, ensuring that cities will continue to benefit from the shade and beauty of healthy trees. 
two women stand with a cow on a research farm

Aug 16, 2024

Innovation. Infrastructure. Industry.

Recent tech upgrades to the Reedy Creek Educational Units have allowed an innovative startup to measure greenhouse gas emissions directly from a cow's gut and send the data to the cloud. 
five individuals stand in a river with oyster cages

Oct 18, 2023

One Oyster At A Time

From the salty breeze of the Outer Banks to the winding undulations of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a new food trail is introducing people to a rather misunderstood creature: the eastern oyster. 
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Oct 18, 2023

Roads to Carbon Removal

To fight a warming planet, Joe Sagues leads a nationwide team mapping the potential to remove 500 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere every year and keep it stored for millennia. 
aerial view of the Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory

Apr 17, 2023

Where City Meets Farm: The True Value of a Landmark Field Lab

In the midst of Raleigh’s urban sprawl, the Lake Wheeler Road Field Lab remains an active research farm for NC State and a critical resource for North Carolina’s largest industry. 
aerial view of soybean fields affected by saltwater intrusion

Apr 17, 2023

Climate Change Brings the Tide to Farmers’ Doorsteps

Climate change is causing sea level rise and increased flooding that threatens North Carolina’s most fertile agricultural land with saltwater intrusion. NC State researchers are testing soils and developing field kits to help farmers adapt to climate change.