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Farm technology is a challenge for improving farmer use

Oct 21, 2019

Interpreting the Growing Field of On-Farm Data

NC State researchers recently completed a study illustrating the dilemma farmers face when evaluating if a high tech investment will reap reliable farm results. 
NC State Crop and Soil Sciences researchers recognized for plant and genetic innovation patents

Oct 15, 2019

A Celebration of Innovation

10,091,963 was a number of prime importance in 2018.  It was the second patent number issued jointly to Drs. Ralph Dewey and Ramsey Lewis last year. 
Crop and Soil Sciences Scholarships cultivate student excellence

Oct 7, 2019

Annual Scholarship Gifts Cultivate Student Excellence

Almost half of our undergraduate scholarships come from annual contributions made by commodity groups, businesses, and individuals. This financial assistance frees students to focus their studies and to excel.   
Photo of two women and a dog in a field of hemp

Oct 2, 2019

NC State Goes All Out to Support Hemp Growers

Amid booming consumer interest in CBD, NC State Extension and its research partners fill in the knowledge gap in a fast-growing agricultural industry. 
Morning fall sun casts a glow on the College of Design's Leazer Hall.

Sep 30, 2019

12 New Minds on Campus

A dozen new faculty members share their research, quirks and why they’re proud to be a part of the Wolfpack. 
NC State honors CALS Alumni at Awards Ceremony

Sep 18, 2019

Crop & Soil Sciences Faculty Honored at 2019 CALS Alumni Awards

NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) honored three Department of Crop & Soil Sciences' faculty to recognize their exceptional achievements and dedicated work and service for NC State University and the benefit of North Carolina citizens.  
NC State Crop & Soil Sciences Announces Graduate Assistance Awards

Sep 13, 2019

Weaver & McLaughlin Graduate Student Assistance Awards Announced

NC State’s Department of Crop & Soil Sciences (CSSC) is proud to have awarded graduate assistance to more than 30 post-baccalaureate students in recent years.  
On a stage in front of a big architectural rendering, North Carolina agricultural research station superintendents pose with soil they brought from 18 stations.

Sep 11, 2019

Planting a Seed

 NC State University celebrates the groundbreaking for a state-of-the-art Plant Sciences Building. 
Mapping salinity gradients in NC wetland soils

Sep 9, 2019

Mapping Wetland Soils Guides NC Coastal Land Use

Salt and sediment usually convey a negative connotation in environmental contexts. But researchers like Dr. Matthew Ricker, NC State Crop & Soil Sciences, report that their threat or value depends on where they occur. 

Sep 6, 2019

Gaining Ground

A ceremonial groundbreaking at NC State marks a new chapter in the university’s efforts to accelerate plant-related research, train the next generation of plant scientists and help farmers put problem-solving discoveries to work.