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Fighting Malnutrition

The NC State Haiti Goat Project is expanding to provide even more protein-rich meals to children who need them most.

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We transform challenges into agriculture and life sciences opportunities.

Dean Rich Linton

Richard H. Linton

Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Portrait of state FFA officers

FFA Proud

Six exceptional CALS students are retiring from what they describe as the rewarding, exhausting and ultimately life-changing experience of being a North Carolina FFA officer.

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Recent News More Stories

Tractor in a field, spreading black biochar in a 10-foot row.

Jun 20, 2017

Is Biochar a Fix for Sandy Soils?

NC State Extension specialist launches a new research project to see if biochar in a field setting lives up to recent hype.

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CALS alumna Kim Shearer

Jun 13, 2017

AgPack Strong: A World of Possibilities

Kim Shearer is the tree and shrub breeder at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill. Find out how she landed her dream job — and why plants make her happy.

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Leading the Way

$1.5B

NC State ag research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

1-in-5

The Covington sweet potato, developed at NC State, makes up 20% of the U.S. sweet potato market.

$25M

CALS research has generated more than $25 million in licensing revenue since 2011.

Featured Videos

BAE senior design students with the solar-powered pump they built and installed on Harkers Island

Students’ Innovation to Renew a Coastal Wetland

An industrious team of seniors from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering designed, built and installed a pump that will help restore a wetland on Harkers Island.

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Dean Richard Linton gathers experts for a CALS Is Here roundtable discussion.

You've Got A Friend

Experts from industry, faculty, Extension, international programs and the student body gathered at Talley Student Union to hash out a complex question: How is CALS here — and why does it matter?

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I am CALS - Harry Palmer helped build a farm for a school in Africa.

I Am CALS: Harry Palmer

Using only machetes, hoes and their bare hands, Harry Palmer and his squad of volunteers created a working farm — in under two months — for a Ghana school serving low-income students.

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CALS Events View full calendar

Wednesday 9:00 AM

Landscape Color and Professional Field Day

Thursday 10:00 AM

4-H State Poultry Judging Competition

Wednesday 10:00 AM

Dairy Field Day