Stories From 2024
Fielding Success
Recent CALS grad Caden Noonkester’s unlikely rise as NC State’s starting punter is as surprising to him as it is to anyone.
Diverse Crop Rotations Reduce Risk of Crop Loss Under Poor Growing Conditions
This post was written by Autumn Canady at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are responding to the increasingly uncertain climate. The warmer and more unpredictable weather has been a source of instability on U.S. farms. ARS agroecologists turned to history for a solution to…
Engaging Youth in Agriculture, Both Near and Far
Liz Driscoll, a youth development specialist with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, recently traveled to Kenya with a team from CALS to explore partnerships to support agriculture in the east African nation.
Partnership Seeds Two Agricultural Sensor Projects
A new partnership among NC State University’s Institute for Connected Sensor Systems, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science has provided seed funding for two interdisciplinary…
Kirby, Monks Named Interim Co-Directors of NC State Extension
Sarah Kirby and David Monks will become the interim associate deans and directors of NC State Extension when Richard Bonanno departs at the end of August.
Woodson’s Work Is His Legacy
Chancellor Randy Woodson has announced his intention to retire by June 30, 2025, kicking off an era of transition for a campus that has thrived under his leadership. Woodson is the third-longest-serving leader in university history.
Research Road Trip
Dean Garey Fox hit the road this summer not for vacation at the beach or the mountains, but rather to tour several of the 18 Research Stations NC State operates in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Erin Rivers Joins CSSC as Water Quality Specialist
In North Carolina, water quality concerns come from nutrients and sediment from both agricultural and urban sources. Erin Rivers joins North Carolina State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences as an assistant professor and Extension water quality specialist to address both resource concerns.
CALS Bids Bittersweet Goodbye to Rich Bonanno
Richard Bonanno has sat at the helm of NC State Extension, the university’s largest outreach unit, since 2016 – and his leadership has helped the organization flourish. This August he will transition to a new role as executive director for the Association of Southern Region Extension Directors.
Elevating AI for Tech-Driven Turfgrass
Every Crop and Soil Sciences student follows their own path. Brynna Bruxellas' started using GIS to find a path to no roads.