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old black and white photo of people taking soil samples

Aug 16, 2024

On the Shoulders of Giants

The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences has a rich 100-year history of growing agricultural and environmental sciences, but it is firmly focused on the future. 
Steve Frank holding a tree branch

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. 
black and white image of a man and chicken looking at each other

Aug 16, 2024

Generators of Knowledge

From its earliest beginnings, the Prestage Department of Poultry Science has helped the state’s poultry industry grow and thrive. 
Weilong He standing in front of computers.

Aug 16, 2024

Growing Technology

With support from the Trolinder graduate student endowment, Weilong He hopes to use machine learning to help breeders more efficiently assess the health of plants and troubleshoot problems for farmers. 
view of city

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. 
CALS Dean Garey Fox stands with a drone

Oct 18, 2023

Q&A With Dean Garey Fox

Get to know Garey Fox, the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 
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. 
Bavisha Gulabrai

Apr 17, 2023

Creating a New Narrative

Through research and education, graduate student Bhavisha Gulabrai hopes to create a new narrative about animal welfare and the animal agriculture 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. 
DJ and Ruthie Stokes

Nov 7, 2022

Tradition Meets Innovation

Fueled by their father’s passion for agriculture, Ruthie and DJ Stokes are keeping a family promise: do what you love. The fourth-generation farmers have found common ground in supporting producers back home and feeding a growing population.