{"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. 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