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Sep 10, 2025

2025 CALS Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Honored

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated its alumni award winners on Sept. 5. Find out how they’re making an impact both near and far. 
Reggie Strickland

Sep 2, 2025

Leadership Starts at Home

Seventh-generation farmer and 2025 CALS Distinguished Alumni Award winner Reggie Strickland is quick to tell you his success as a farmer and a man is due to the people in his life who took an interest in him. 
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Aug 15, 2025

Growing Our Future

For 65 years, the Agricultural Institute has shaped the next generation of agricultural leaders. Today, AGI continues to focus on workforce development and creating career pathways to one of the state’s largest industries. 
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May 21, 2025

Letters from an NC State Soldier

An NC State student’s personal letters to his parents during the early 1940s reveal glimpses of academic and campus life during World War II. Today, William S. Harris’ military service is honored through the Sycamore Stipend Fund for Veterans in the Agricultural Institute. 
a woman stands in a pasture with dark brown cows

Mar 19, 2025

Keeping Up the Pace: Six Generations of Family Farming

For sixth-generation farmer and Agricultural Institute student Josie Pace, agriculture is a family tradition. Pace's interest in agriculture led her to AGI, where she's pursuing an associate's degree in agribusiness management with plans to continue in the four-year agricultural science program. 
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Mar 11, 2025

AGI Celebrates 65 Years of Developing an Industry-Ready Workforce

More than 130 current students, alumni and friends recently gathered to celebrate the Agricultural Institute's 65th anniversary, honoring a legacy that has shaped the future of agriculture in North Carolina and beyond. 
a man in blue coveralls stands with pigs in a barn

Feb 11, 2025

Alum Extends Roots to Support Agriculture

CALS alumnus Aaron Blackmon followed his family’s roots in agriculture and found his passion as a farmer and livestock Extension agent. 
Man in a greenhouse

Feb 3, 2025

From Sea to Soil: Navy Veteran Pursues Horticulture

With the support of the Sycamore Stipend Fund for Veterans in the Agricultural Institute, Wes Fox is exploring a career in horticulture after retiring from military service. 
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Jul 23, 2024

Carving a Future in Agribusiness

Charlie McGhee’s classes on food animal and poultry processing and his work in agricultural lending have sharpened his knowledge of the practical and financial sides of farming. 
Benjamin Peeler handwaters the 18th green at Pinehurst No. 2

Jun 7, 2024

Birdie’s-Eye View

As an intern at the famed Pinehurst No. 2, Benjamin Peeler, a student with NC State’s Agricultural Institute, had a hands-on introduction to the work of getting a golf course ready to host the 2024 U.S. Open.