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Originally from Ghana, Rashid Imoro saw firsthand the impact soil quality has on crop yield and productivity. Coming to NC State as a doctoral student with Alex Woodley has helped him better understand how different amendments can improve soil quality.

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Fiber Hemp’s Promise: From Dirt to Shirt

N.C. PSI Platform Director for Extension Outreach and Engagement David Suchoff highlights the real economic promise that fiber hemp poses for North Carolina’s farmers and textile industry.

Insights on AI in agriculture: a drone flies toward a cotton field to gather images as researchers work nearby

Harnessing AI to Feed the Future

How public research, tech companies and land-grant universities are pairing big data with biological science to deliver reliable decision support to farmers.

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Youth Programs Ignite Student’s Passion for Plant Biology and Global Food Security

Summer outreach programs and a youth institute inspired a high schooler to explore plant biology and take part in an international agricultural research internship, before enrolling at NC State, where he’s helping address agricultural challenges and world hunger.

Man in a farm field, holding a microphone in one hand and the stalk of a hemp plant in the other.

Turning to Fiber Hemp to Revitalize Agriculture and Textiles

Fiber hemp is a promising industry for North Carolina, but collaboration will be key to overcoming system challenges that could stand in the way. The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s David Suchoff and others at NC State are working to build those partnerships.

Study Shows Microbes – Dead or Alive – Can Be Early Measures of Soil Health

Researchers have demonstrated a series of biological tests that could serve as “proxies” for measuring how different regenerative agriculture practices could improve soil carbon – years before it would be possible to measure the carbon directly. The technique offers new insights into how effective various regenerative practices are at improving soil health. The phenomenon is…

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