{"id":119,"date":"2016-05-19T18:11:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T18:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-science\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2025-02-18T09:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T14:42:21","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-automated-posts ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Top Stories<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/all\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/all\/\"\n            >All News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/ai-in-agriculture-conference-explores-the-future-of-farming\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/ai-in-agriculture-conference-explores-the-future-of-farming\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-40597\" \n            alt=\"a group of people stand in front of a tractor in a field\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/04\/ncsucalsaiagconference-9299-copy.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AI in Agriculture Conference Explores the Future of Farming<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The AI in Agriculture Conference, hosted by NC&#160;State University, brought together more than 460 academics, students, researchers, extension professionals and industry leaders from across the country to explore how AI is reshaping the future of <span class=nowrap>agriculture.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/nc-state-to-host-industry-feedback-session-for-new-ag-formulations-program\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/nc-state-to-host-industry-feedback-session-for-new-ag-formulations-program\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-40524\" \n            alt=\"Aerial of tractor spraying fields at Lake Wheeler farms.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/aerial.farm_.1500x844.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State to Host Industry Feedback Session for New Ag Formulations Program<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Agricultural industry representatives are invited to a feedback session to shape a groundbreaking NC&#160;State University program to train workforce-ready formulations <span class=nowrap>professionals.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/not-your-average-greenhouse\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/not-your-average-greenhouse\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-40516\" \n            alt=\"Two people tending an array of colorful plants in a greenhouse\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/greenhousefeat.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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Plant Sciences Initiative and the Food Animal Initiative sparks feed milling research for increased food animal health and <span class=nowrap>productivity.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/get-out-of-the-chair-and-do-it\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/get-out-of-the-chair-and-do-it\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-40482\" \n            alt=\"a woman in a red dress stands at a podium\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/nicoleyoungblood.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Get Out of the Chair and Do It<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Hailing from a rural road in Johnston County, North Carolina, Nicole Youngblood grew up surrounded by farmers, taken in by a community who kept her safe, treated her like <span class=nowrap>their&hellip;&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/plant-scientists-sensor-experts-connect-to-grow-plant-breeding-solutions\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/plant-scientists-sensor-experts-connect-to-grow-plant-breeding-solutions\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-40475\" \n            alt=\"Group of scientists at a round table, with one holding up a computer tablet.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/03\/img8318-1-dragged.jpeg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Plant Scientists, Sensor Experts Connect to Grow Plant Breeding Solutions<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">An N.C. 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