Animal Health Advocate

CALS alumna Lisa Rochette turned a fascination with pigs into a swine health career, thanks in part to our Food Animal Scholars Program.

Read about Lisa's journey

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Our agricultural research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

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ROI: NC State Extension’s work helps fuel the N.C. economy by delivering solutions directly into the hands of the state’s citizens.

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Nearly all CALS students with high-need degrees graduate with jobs that have salaries well above the state’s median income.

Growing a Pollinator Garden

Pollinators are essential to the survival of many flowering plants, promoting the production of over 85% of our food and fiber producing crops.

Start your own garden today

Podcast: Farms, Food and You

Vaccine Q&A: Which Vaccine Should I Get? Does It Matter?

You have vaccine questions. We have answers.

You Decide: Was Popping the Mileage Fee Balloon a Good Idea?

The idea of a mileage fee for vehicles was recently floated before being left off the proposed infrastructure plan. What did the fee include, and what was it looking to address?

Grants Support Farm Innovation

For family farmers wanting to increase their profits and sustain their farms, an NC State Extension grant gives them a boost.

CALS in the News

With the spring gardening season approaching, Lucy Bradley, an urban horticulture professor and extension specialist at NC State, provides spring vegetable gardening tips to WRAL viewers.

Check out Bradley’s tips

Sounds of Summer: Periodical Cicadas

Brood X cicadas will soon emerge from underground in 15 states over the coming weeks, including in North Carolina, as the massive colony of insects awakens from a 17-year-long hibernation.

Learn more about cicadas

Construction progress of the N.C. PSI building

A Hub of Innovation

With nearly two-thirds of construction on the NC State University Plant Sciences Building complete, we are on track to occupy the most innovative plant sciences research-and-talent-development facility in the world.

See the building’s progress

Risk and Resilience

North Carolina Farmers have faced significant stress in recent years, and COVID-19 has made matters worse. Find out what NC State is doing to help turn the tide.

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Apr 14

Wednesday9:00 AM

NC State University’s Virtual Emerging Research Showcase

Apr 15

Thursday12:00 PM

International Plant Breeding Seminar Series: Coffee Breeding from a Global Perspective

Apr 12

Monday

Animal Health Advocate

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