News Archive

Sep 14, 2017

Meet Amy Johnson

Dr. Amy Johnson, new Ag Institute Coordinator of General Agriculture and Field Crop Technology, also teaches Crop and Soil Fertility classes in the Ag Institute. “Teaching. That’s the most important thing we can do.” 

Sep 12, 2017

Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Student Association Names Officers

Several dozen students from various CALS departments met at Williams Hall last week for a catered lunch and the semester’s first meeting of the Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Student Association (SAGSA). 

Sep 8, 2017

Agriculture Related Foundation Director Patti Stewart

One of the things I learned is to teach people, and to show them how important their contributions can be, and how they can make a real difference in the lives of students or faculty or whatever it is that they're giving to; it just resonates with the donors, and it's just something that I love to do. I love to know people and make the matches, so that everybody benefits." 

Sep 4, 2017

Students get involved in Soil Science workshops

In Dr. Rich McLaughlin's sediment and erosion control workshops, students learn hands-on by participating in various exercises demonstrating proper water management. 

Sep 3, 2017

Online and Distance Education

Did you know that Crop and Soil Sciences offers two undergraduate certificate programs that are courses of study in the fundamentals of crop science and soil science? Did you know you can complete a Master of Soil Science online? 

Aug 30, 2017

Nominate a Student!

With the grand challenges we face - feeding a growing world population; climate change and sustainable agriculture; water resources and the environment - the need for graduates from Crop and Soil Sciences has never been greater. We need your help identifying the next great cohort of students. 

Jul 26, 2017

Architecture Students Design, Build

The project is a boost to offering more campus-grown food in campus dining halls. NC State’s Agroecology Education Farm off Lake Wheeler Road has grown produce for NC State Dining for several years, but in order to maximize harvests, the farm needed a facility where produce could be washed and refrigerated until transport to dining halls. 

Jun 26, 2017

Grady Miller named 2017 ASA Fellow

Congratulations to Dr. Grady Miller, who has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA)! This is the highest recognition the ASA bestows, and is based on the recipient's professional achievements and meritorious service. 

Jun 6, 2017

Made in the Shade: Research Focuses on Combining Forestry and Livestock Grazing

Silvopasture – the practice of combining forestry with forage and livestock production – is rare in North America, but the practice could bring both economic and environmental benefits on marginal lands where traditional row cropping hasn’t worked. 

May 2, 2017

Organic Tobacco: Better Ways to Get Off to a Good Start

Interest in organic tobacco farming has been growing in recent years, and at NC State University, researchers are taking the guessing game out of one of the most important steps in production: how best to fertilize seedlings.