2017

Nov 15, 2017

Crop and Soil Sciences Students Bring Home Awards from Tri-Societies Meeting

At the recent Tri-Society meetings (American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America) in Tampa, Florida, Crop and Soil Sciences students won top awards in poster competitions featuring hundreds of entries. 

Nov 13, 2017

Lori Unruh Snyder Sows Seeds of Entrepreneurship and Academic Collaboration in the Americas

“Success or failure in the fields and the commodity and capital markets depend on cutting edge research by the best agricultural universities in the world. Therefore bi-lateral partnerships are critical for solving food insecurity issues and helping farmers rise out of poverty.” 

Nov 9, 2017

Assistantship Announcement – M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Turfgrass Science

The Crop & Soil Science Department at NC State University is seeking a qualified and highly motivated individual interested in obtaining a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Turfgrass Science 

Nov 7, 2017

Mikayla Graham Found Her Future in Crop and Soil Sciences

“I want to help people not be hungry, I want to help small farmers and industrial farmers, everyone, to be able to produce enough food.” 

Nov 1, 2017

Come spend a day at State.

Want to learn more about the 4-year and 2-year programs in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences? Come spend a day with us! High school juniors and seniors can register now. 

Oct 31, 2017

Meet Ramon Leon

“I truly believe weeds are major super threat to food supply. That’s what gets me going in the morning.” 

Oct 26, 2017

Grady Miller Named 2017 Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy

Grady Miller of the turfgrass program has just been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, the highest recognition given by the Society. 

Oct 17, 2017

Tom Isleib unveils high-oleic version of popular peanut cultivar

At his final field day as NC State’s peanut breeder, Tom Isleib announced the release of Bailey II, a high-oleic version of the highly popular Bailey variety released in 2008. 

Oct 16, 2017

The New Crop Science Certificate: Expanding Possibilities

The selection of programs available in the field of Crop and Soil Sciences has now increased, with the addition of the Certificate in Crop Science, introduced at the undergraduate level. This newly available certificate program offers more potential students the opportunity to pursue specialized fields and increase their prospects for long and fulfilling careers. 

Oct 13, 2017

Gary Payne, Tyler Whaley honored as 2017 CALS Outstanding Alumni

“The alumni we recognize tonight represent the fulfillment of the promise of our land-grant mission.”