Skip to main content
Gatiboni Returns USAID via Uzbekistan

News Archive

Cole Smith in a field holding an irrigation tube

Sep 6, 2023

Field Tested

CALS alumnus Cole Smith brings pest management research to fields across the state as part of his role with the IR-4 Project. 
Caden Noonkester punts at an NC State football game

Sep 6, 2023

Caden Noonkester: Agriculture Inside the 20

Caden Noonkester is an agronomy and agricultural business double major and NC State football starting punter who's starting to feel equally at home on football and cotton fields. 
Gage lab conducting corn research in the field

Sep 5, 2023

Gage Secures $1.9M NIH Grant to Study Gene-Environment Interactions

Joe Gage from the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences will lead the NIH-funded Genomes2Fields Initiative to study the interplay between corn varieties and their environments. 
drone picture of North Carolina State Farmers Market with Raleigh skyline

Aug 22, 2023

Explore Raleigh Through Food and Farming

Use this list from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to learn more about Raleigh’s agricultural roots, and try some new, tasty treats. 
Long range view of NC State's Turfgrass Field Laboratory

Aug 16, 2023

Growing Turfgrass Graduates: Tools to Boost Green Industry Recruiting

Building a turfgrass team can be a major industry challenge. Here's what we're doing to grow turfgrass graduates as well as new recruiting tools to help alumni and industry partners join the effort. 

Aug 7, 2023

Turfgrass Field Lab Receives Generous Gift

NC State's Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is honored to announce a generous estate gift from the late Stephen B. Womble to our Lake Wheeler Turfgrass Field Laboratory.  
fiber hemp

Aug 4, 2023

Field to Fabric: The Journey of Fiber Hemp from Tobacco to Textiles

David Suchoff is leading a five-year grant to study how fiber hemp can act as an alternative to tobacco while taking advantage of North Carolina’s robust textile industry. 
Abby Pleasant holding sunflowers in her graduation gown on a tractor

Jul 19, 2023

Sunflower Season

Graduate student Abby Pleasant is studying organic black oilseed sunflowers, which researchers believe could be a promising — and profitable — crop for North Carolina farmers. 

Jul 18, 2023

New Online Tool Maps ‘Beans Gone Wild’

NC State Extension released an online tracking tool called Beans Gone Wild to capture and share in-season soybean problems and recommendations across the state.  
NC State's Luke Gatiboni meets with Uzbek farmers in field to discuss soil fertility.

May 17, 2023

Gatiboni Returns USAID via Uzbekistan

In March, Soil Fertility Specialist Luke Gatiboni spent two weeks volunteering with USAID to train Uzbek farmers in an effort to return a lifelong favor.