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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

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a man and woman cut a ribbon at a children's museum

May 15, 2024

Playing with the Future of Farming

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has partnered with the NC Soybean Producers Association and Marbles Kids Museum to refresh the college’s sponsored On the Farm exhibit and infuse farm technology into the action. 
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May 10, 2024

CALS Names New Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs

David Crouse, current associate department head for Crop and Soil Sciences, has been named associate dean and director of Academic Programs for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 
a group of people holding award plaques and doing the wolfpack hand sign

Oct 9, 2023

2023 CALS Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Honored

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated its alumni award recipients for 2023 during a ceremony on Oct. 6. 
Volunteers and community participants take part in an Extension gardening demonstration inside of a greenhouse

Apr 26, 2023

Our State Shines Spotlight on Extension Programs Statewide

Our State, North Carolina’s award-winning monthly magazine, highlights Extension’s statewide impact in its May 2023 issue. 
NC State belltower on a sunny day

Mar 29, 2023

10 CALS Faculty Named 2022-23 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

The program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. 
Katherine Drake Stowe with family at CALS Tailgate

Mar 13, 2023

Stowe Leads Soybean Research, WolfPack Alumni and Two Budding Farmers

An undergrad internship in plant breeding propelled Katherine Stowe to become the first director of a soybean consortium uniting farmers with government and private industry to yield better outcomes for the plant and its byproducts. 
Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus.

Jan 5, 2023

NC State’s Yelverton Honored for Golf Course Industry Contributions

Fred Yelverton, a professor and Extension specialist at NC State, has been selected to receive the 2023 Outstanding Contribution Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. 
two men looking over research crops planted in a Kinston field.

Oct 29, 2022

Nickels for Know-How Check-off Vote Set for Nov. 17

A self-assessed check-off supporting agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs in North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is set for a vote on November 17, 2022. 
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. 
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.