{"id":123,"date":"2016-05-19T18:14:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T18:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-science\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2025-02-10T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:37:36","slug":"crop-and-soil-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"ncst-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-aside-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-reynolds-400-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/students\/undergraduate\/\"\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\/students\/undergraduate\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4608\" height=\"2593\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-440\" \n            alt=\"Students Get Up Close Look at Carolina Soils\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1.jpg 4608w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-950x535.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2016\/08\/soil2-1-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Get Your Hands Dirty<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">As an undergraduate student in Crop and Soil Sciences, you will take courses specific to your program of study and in the basic sciences. You can tailor your program to your specific interests with elective courses.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Read <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leading the Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty to accomplish great things. Our world-class undergraduate and graduate programs prepare students to answer environmental and agricultural challenges, building on our rich history of growing agricultural and environmental sciences in North Carolina and around the globe. But our focus is on the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We conduct research that drives innovation and new technology, expands understanding and provides science-based information to solve problems, but we don\u2019t stop there. We make sure our graduates, stakeholders and partners put their gained knowledge and innovation to work for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons ncstc-text-aligned-button\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/about\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/about\/\"><span class=\"text\">Explore Crop and Soil Sciences<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">Featured News<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\"\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\"\n            >More News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/news\/get-ready-for-wolfpack-harvest-on-sept-19\/\"\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-ready-for-wolfpack-harvest-on-sept-19\/\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-40774\" \n            alt=\"two boys and a mom play spike ball with Mr. Wuf on a lawn outside of the Plant Sciences Building at NC&#160;State\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2026\/07\/wph2025.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 Ready for Wolfpack Harvest on Sept.19<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Something special is growing this fall.\nOn Sept. 19, the Wolfpack Harvest tradition returns, bringing together alumni, students, faculty and friends of CALS across North Carolina. 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He begins work with NC&#160;State Extension on Aug. <span class=nowrap>1,&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\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-events ncst-events 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\">Events<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/events\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Events Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/events\"\n            >Full Calendar<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <div class=\"ncst-event\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/event\/blacklands-farm-managers-tour\/\"\n    class=\"ncst-event__link\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Events Block\" data-ua-action=\"Event Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/event\/blacklands-farm-managers-tour\/\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__date\">\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__month\">Aug<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__number\">05<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__details\">\n      <p class=\"ncst-event__meta\">\n                  Wednesday<span class=\"ncst-event__time\">7:00 AM<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n      <h3 class=\"ncst-event__title\">Blacklands Farm Managers Tour<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ncst-event\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/event\/2026-southwest-piedmont-grain-growers-corn-soybean-field-day\/\"\n    class=\"ncst-event__link\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Events Block\" data-ua-action=\"Event Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/event\/2026-southwest-piedmont-grain-growers-corn-soybean-field-day\/\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__date\">\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__month\">Aug<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__number\">08<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__details\">\n      <p class=\"ncst-event__meta\">\n                  Saturday<span class=\"ncst-event__time\">9:00 AM<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n      <h3 class=\"ncst-event__title\">2026 Southwest Piedmont Grain Growers Corn &amp; Soybean Field Day<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ncst-event\">\n  <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/event\/turfgrass-field-day-raleigh\/\"\n    class=\"ncst-event__link\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Events Block\" data-ua-action=\"Event Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/crop-and-soil-sciences\/event\/turfgrass-field-day-raleigh\/\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__date\">\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__month\">Aug<\/span>\n      <span class=\"ncst-event__number\">12<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ncst-event__details\">\n      <p class=\"ncst-event__meta\">\n                  Wednesday<span class=\"ncst-event__time\">7:30 AM<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n      <h3 class=\"ncst-event__title\">Turfgrass Field Day &#8211; Raleigh<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading the Field We roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty to accomplish great things. 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