Students
Tristan Morris Continues Family Tradition of Agricultural Achievement
“Soil health is an area I’d like to see improved in this state, and to know as much as I can about the soil, and how we can improve that: with healthy soils, then we’ll have healthy crops.”
Crop and Soil Sciences Students Bring Home Awards from Tri-Societies Meeting
At the recent Tri-Society meetings (American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America) in Tampa, Florida, Crop and Soil Sciences students won top awards in poster competitions featuring hundreds of entries.
Assistantship Announcement – M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Turfgrass Science
The Crop & Soil Science Department at NC State University is seeking a qualified and highly motivated individual interested in obtaining a M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Turfgrass Science
Mikayla Graham Found Her Future in Crop and Soil Sciences
“I want to help people not be hungry, I want to help small farmers and industrial farmers, everyone, to be able to produce enough food.”
Come spend a day at State.
Want to learn more about the 4-year and 2-year programs in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences? Come spend a day with us! High school juniors and seniors can register now.
Crop and Soil Sciences Senior Grows Big Plans
What do a teen carnivorous plant grower who cultivated thousands of the rare species on his family’s farm in Colombia, a Durham Tech student transfer in NC State’s Crop and Soils Sciences Department, and a Chancellor’s Scholarship recipient who created drone videos in Costa Rica all in have in common? They are all Jacobo Rozo Posso, a multi-talented senior who’s growing big plans.
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).
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.
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.
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.