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Four International Agribusiness Titans Commit to Collaborative Work in NC State University Plant Sciences Building

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Tobacco plants in a greenhouse

Jul 12, 2022

Growing Efficiency in Greenhouses

Partnership results in improved energy efficiency in campus greenhouses 
a brick building on a spring day

Jun 28, 2022

NC State CALS Moves Up in World Rankings

NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was recently named No. 22 in the QS World University rankings, thanks in part to an intentional focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, diversity and excellence. 
In-shell peanuts on a plate with a baseball

Jun 8, 2022

More Than PB and Hay: The Value of Peanuts in North Carolina

North Carolina is the fifth-largest peanut-producing state and specializes in the aesthetically fancy Virginia market type, which is mostly used in-shell or as cocktail snacking nuts after shelling. 
Cotton field with the sun shining

Jun 8, 2022

Improving Cotton Genetics

Vasu Kuraparthy, a professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is a leading expert in using genetics to increase cotton productivity. 
farmers shaking hands in a field at sunset

May 23, 2022

Gathering Energy: New Faculty Reflect the Changing Needs of Agriculture

In response to the dynamic interplay of agriculture and the environment, we welcome four new faculty to expand our teaching, research, and Extension capabilities in climate-smart farming. 
Dr. Rachel Vann

May 18, 2022

Vann Accepts New N.C. PSI Platform Director Role

The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative is excited to announce that Dr. Rachel Vann will serve as the new Platform Director for Extension Outreach and Engagement. 
NC State 2022 Soil Judging Team group photo

May 2, 2022

NC State Takes 2nd in National Collegiate Soils Contest

NC State's Soil Judging Team placed second overall in the 2022 Collegiate Soil Judging Competition held at The Ohio State University. 
Memorial Belltower

Apr 25, 2022

NC State Announces 2021-22 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

NC State announced its 2021-22 class of Goodnight Early Career Innovators today. This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 ­for each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors. 

Apr 21, 2022

How TJ Jones Transformed from Naval Cook to Future Turfgrass Manager

Set to graduate in December 2022, TJ Jones’s journey reveals a hopeful message that following your inner compass can lead to a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment. 
outside shot of new psb building

Apr 19, 2022

Four International Agribusiness Titans Commit to Collaborative Work in NC State University Plant Sciences Building

Bayer, BASF, SAS and Novozymes have agreed to collaborate with NC State University researchers at the new Plant Sciences Building, a leading-edge facility at the heart of the university’s N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative.