Student Spotlight

Apr 1, 2018  |  Student Spotlight

Mark Watson’s Paths Lead to Agriculture

“Agriculture is the intersection of plants and people.”

Mar 16, 2018  |  Student Spotlight

Alex Fox Means Business about Agriculture

“My father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather: I guess I’ll be a fourth-generation farmer.”

Mar 5, 2018  |  Student Spotlight

Reuben Wilson’s Long and Winding Road Leads to his Academic Home: Soil

“What I’ve always wanted to do is help the North Carolina farmer. My dad, my friends’ fathers, people I’ve worked for; they’re some of the hardest working people in the state, and if I can use what I’ve learned here to assist them in any way possible, that’s my ultimate goal.”

Feb 6, 2018  |  Student Spotlight

“City Girl” Sarah Yim Finds Her Voice in Crop and Soil Sciences

“It’s being able to spread that knowledge. Not just how we produce our food, but how we can do it in a manner that will extend for generations.”

Dec 7, 2017  |  Student Spotlight

Congratulations to Martín Sarinelli

Martín was the first graduate student in the 17 year history of the US Wheat and Barley Scab Forum to present an invited Plenary Session talk in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Nov 28, 2017  |  Student Spotlight

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.”

Nov 7, 2017  |  Student Spotlight

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.”

Sep 26, 2017  |  Student Spotlight

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.