Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Welcome spring this year with the Seventh Annual Spring Egg Hunt! The fun starts on Tuesday, March 27 and stays until Saturday, March 31 and is FREE. This isn’t your typical egg hunt! In case you haven’t participated before, here is how it works. There are brightly painted wooden eggs hidden throughout the Arboretum gardens. Begin your hunt by…
Come out to our Seventh Annual Spring Egg Hunt, and join us for a special Garden Storytime! We will find a beautiful spring garden to explore together, spread our picnic blankets, and enjoy a good story. Participants will also get to create a fun spring craft to take home and enjoy in their gardens. This…
The Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event stimulates learning activities relative to production and management, processing, marketing, and consumption of poultry products. Skills such as selection and management of poultry, communicating industry terminology effectively, in addition to evaluating and justifying decisions are attained through participation in this event. Please contact Alycia Thornton at (919) 513-7068 or…
Come out to our Seventh Annual Spring Egg Hunt, and stop by the yurt for Potato Madness! Bring your children by for a morning filled with potatoes. We will be making potato stamps, creating silly potato faces, and planting potatoes. Bring your sense of humor and be prepared to get silly. Activities are open from 10:00…
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Tour led by Mark Weathington, Director of the JCRA. Free for members, $5.00 for nonmembers. Advance registration is not necessary. Tour begins at the Visitor Center at the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Learn, shop for your garden, get great ideas, and enjoy gourmet treats.
It’s that time of year again! The Birdhouse Competition returns to the JC Raulston Arboretum as part of Raulston Blooms! Birdhouse builders will receive a free ticket to attend Raulston Blooms! If making birdhouses is not your thing, then looking at them should be. The creations range from barrels of laughs to studies in craftsmanship…
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presented by Andrew Pais, JCRA Plant Records. Learn how scientists prepare DNA samples for DNA barcoding and use the resulting data to determine a plants identity in this hands-on class and demonstration. Andrew Pais will introduce how DNA samples are prepared from plants. Workshop participants will then have the opportunity to analyze sequence data previously…
NCSU Crop and Soil Sciences Department GSA Presents: Willie Woltz Lecture Series! Lecture will be presented by Dr. Harold Van Es Professor at Cornell University Precision Soil Management Cornell Soil Health Test Corn Nitrogen Management: Adapt-N NCSU Alumni Soil Health: Opportunities and Challenges around quantification and management
NCSU Crop and Soil Sciences Department GSA Presents: Willie Woltz Lecture Series! Lecture will be presented by Dr. Harold Van Es Professor at Cornell University Precision Soil Management Cornell Soil Health Test Corn Nitrogen Management: Adapt-N NCSU Alumni Increasing the Sustainability of Corn N Management: Using digital technologies and application to environmental policies
“”Honey Harvest: Stay Sweet”” -Throughout the year, Project PLANTS has been learning about apiculture—the science of keeping bees. After a long winter, our bees will be busy collecting pollen from all of the new blooms! It will be time to harvest honey, and to appreciate all of the delicious and useful reasons to celebrate bee…
Dr. Muquarrab A. Qureshi, DVM, M.Sc., Ph.D.,Deputy Director, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Institute of Youth, Family, and Community, is the lecturer for the Annual Clyde W. Eby Memorial Lecture. The topic of his presentation is: “Everything is Contextual – Even Production Agriculture” Reception to follow: 3:30pm, Scott Hall, 2nd floor Lobby, 2711 Founders…
The HSGSA and MAEGSA proudly present this year’s Mason Pharr Seminar. “Food Production for Space Exploration” by Dr. Gioia Massa of the NASA-Kennedy Space Center. Dr. Massa will talk about the agricultural and engineering challenges of growing food using bioregenerative life support systems to supply astronauts on current and future space exploration missions. The goal…
Stop by Riddick Hearth between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. on April 19 to find out about some of the exciting research projects undergraduate and graduate students in animal science are conducting. You can learn about undergraduate research opportunities and also talk to graduate students about graduate school.
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presented by Marta McDowell, who teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden and consults for private clients and public gardens. Timber Press published All the Presidents’ Gardens, which made the New York Times bestseller list and won a 2017 American Horticultural Society book award. Lecture is cohosted by the JC Raulston…
Tap into your inner gardener as you explore the gardens at the JC Raulston Arboretum and work toward completing your Gardener badge! Scouts will learn about different plants and gardening styles, make a dream garden collage, create an experiment to take home, and plant a container garden to care for at home. Junior Girl Scouts…
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Tom and Carol Sinclair “Seeds of Change” Lecture presents Shaping the Future of Global Food Systems Speaker: Mr. Shay Eliaz Innovation Lead, Deloitte Consulting, NY Mr Eliaz specializes in working with agro-based clients globally to help them respond to the myriad of complex growth, technology registers, and innovation challenges present in today’s competitive marketplace. His clients…
Dr. Hsiao-Ching (Sunny) Liu Seminar Title is: “MicroRNAs – It’s no small matter”
Perennial Plant Sale! When: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Time: 3:00-6:00 pm Where: Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Labs (ground floor) What: Featuring perennials for pollinators and a diverse selection not found at your box store! All methods of payment accepted. Proceeds from this event support Horticultural Science student projects.
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presented by Preston Montague, Landscape Designer and Botanical Illustrator. Landscape Potential IV will introduce participants to the planning and implementation strategies design professionals use to create harmony between the house and the landscape through foundation planting. This class includes an introduction to foundation planting design, tips for successful planting, and explores the best annual, perennial,…
Presented by Pamela Chance, Horticulture Therapist. Did you know that plants can be as good for your mind as they are for your body? Horticultural therapy utilizes plants in order to benefit your mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and intellectual well-being. Join Pam Chance to learn more about horticultural therapy and enjoy a day of self-care…
Presented by Pamela Chance, Horticulture Therapist Did you know that plants can be as good for your mind as they are for your body? Horticultural therapy utilizes plants in order to benefit your mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, and intellectual well-being. Join Pam Chance to learn more about horticultural therapy and enjoy a day of self-care…
Participating High school Juniors, Seniors and Transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science! The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…