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2024 NCARS Impact Report

The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service (NCARS) represents the research efforts of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State. It encompasses 12 academic departments and 18 research stations located throughout the state of North Carolina. We thank you for your continued interest in and support of our work.

$121,810,741

Total CALS grant & contract dollars in FY24

50

Patents filed

28

Patents issued

59

Intellectual Property (IP) disclosures

Top Grant of FY24

“Real Pork Trust and Image”
$1.5 Million – National Pork Board
PI: Todd See, Department of Animal Science


The NC State efforts will be led by a multidisciplinary team of 11 faculty cutting across colleges and departments. The Real Pork Trust and Image Training Program, led by NC State, is a multidisciplinary team of 11 faculty cutting across colleges and departments. It will train the next generation of subject matter experts how to communicate about the science of pork production to target audiences. Cohorts of students will build skills in leveraging media and social media platforms and translating complex, scientific messages into understandable content.

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Holladay Medal for Excellence

Linda Hanley-Bowdoin
Plant and Microbial Biology
2024

NIH Early Career Research Award

Joe Gage
Crop and Soil Sciences
2023

111

projects funded by commodity groups in FY24

NC State, NC A&T and SAS Partner to Advance Agricultural Research in North Carolina

Land-grant university researchers and extension services will bring farms insights on crops, climate and more.

Bio and Ag Engineering Wins Fulbrights

1,186

Peer-reviewed research publications in 2023

6

New CALS start-up companies

21

New plant varieties

89

New commercialization agreements

$4,286,138

Total CALS royalties (FY24)
Includes $2,675,249 from plant varieties

Plant and Microbial Biology Awarded AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Two CALS faculty were awarded for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”

18 New CALS Faculty

Hired in the FY24

2023-2024 University Faculty Scholars

Five CALS faculty were selected as University Faculty Scholars, a program established in 2012 by Chancellor Woodson to recognize and reward emerging academic leaders among NC State faculty.

2023 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Craig Yencho, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor
Department of Horticultural Science

Craig Yencho is a renowned sweetpotato and potato researcher. NAI fellows are honored for the societal and economic impact of their inventions.

Craig Yencho and Mercy Kitavi work with sweet potato samples in a lab in Nairobi, Kenya.
Craig Yencho and Mercy Kitavi work with sweet potato samples in a lab in Nairobi, Kenya.

Top Research News