Stories From Aug 2024
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…
On the Shoulders of Giants
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences has a rich 100-year history of growing agricultural and environmental sciences, but it is firmly focused on the future.
Digging In
A 20-year partnership has helped NC State soil science students get the lay of the land through hands-on experience.
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.