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John Dole Receives Prestigious Liberty Hyde Bailey Award

John Dole, a professor of horticultural science at NC State University, has been honored with the Great American Gardeners Liberty Hyde Bailey Award from the American Horticultural Society (AHS). 
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Get Ready for Wolfpack Harvest on Sept.19

Something special is growing this fall. On Sept. 19, the Wolfpack Harvest tradition returns with family-friendly events and behind-the-scenes tours, bringing together alumni, students, faculty and friends of CALS across North Carolina to celebrate everything that makes CALS unique. 
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Boosting Blackberries: NC State’s Gina Fernandez Launches Latest Botanical Offspring

A new flavor-packed NC State blackberry variety named Ervin is ready for North Carolina growers and an international debut after four years of rigorous testing. 
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Cyclospora Outbreak: Answers to Your Most Common Questions

As reports of cyclospora infections linked to certain fresh produce continue to make headlines across North Carolina and other parts of the country, NC State Extension food safety expert Ellen Shumaker sheds light on the parasite that causes the intestinal illness and offers practical tips to help avoid getting sick. 
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NC State Fights an Emerging Strawberry Threat

N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative affiliates, NC State Extension specialists and other researchers are working on multiple fronts in the fight against a new disease taking a big bite out of North Carolina’s strawberry producers’ livelihoods. 
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Azalea Sale Seeds Decades of Undergraduate Horticulture Research

The Gardeners of Wake County’s annual azalea sale funds NC State undergraduate research, supporting future breakthroughs in agricultural and horticultural science. 

Upcoming Events

All Events
Jul 29

Wednesday3:00 PM

The Midweek Program: Horticulture Hour: Live Q&A with the JCRA Team
Aug 01

Saturday11:00 AM

JCRA: Garden Discovery Hours
Aug 03

Monday6:30 PM

Responsible Gardening in a Changing Climate