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Sep 23, 2025

Mark Your Calendar for CALS Wolfpack Harvest

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is launching a new fall tradition with Wolfpack Harvest, an event designed to bring together alumni, students, faculty and friends of the college to celebrate everything that makes CALS special. 

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Sep 10, 2025

2025 CALS Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Honored

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrated its alumni award winners on Sept. 5. Find out how they’re making an impact both near and far. 

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Aug 15, 2025

Opening Doors

A new universitywide initiative called Wolfpack Connect will provide a guaranteed pathway for North Carolina community college students to transfer to NC State, making a CALS degree accessible to more students. 

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Aug 15, 2025

The Golden Age of JCRA

In 2026, the JC Raulston Arboretum will celebrate its 50th anniversary and usher in the golden age for this beloved teaching garden and leader in horticultural preservation and conservation. 

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Aug 14, 2025

American Society for Horticultural Science 2025 Conference Awards

The ASHS 2025 conference honored researchers Da, Moosavi, Shih, and Solliday for their innovative work in plant breeding, sustainable floriculture and controlled environment agriculture, among other fields. 

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Aug 13, 2025

Seed2Grow Spotlight: Rooted-in-tech’s Ricardo Hernandez

Building on a decade of research into creating conditions ideal for plant growth, an NC State horticultural scientist has launched an ag tech startup to deliver high-quality seedlings tailored to farmers’ and gardeners’ needs. 

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Aug 8, 2025

Horticultural Science Summer Institute Feeds Students’ Love of Plant Sciences

From plant identification to rope-climbing trees, high school students enjoy hands-on horticultural experiences at a weeklong camp at NC State University. 

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Aug 5, 2025

Researchers Pursue Automated Staking for Ag Labor Savings

Amid agricultural labor shortages, a university horticultural scientist is working with the N.C. PSI’s Makerspace to automate a labor-intensive process vital for tomato production. 

Margaret Bloomquist and Mary Bulen giving an agroforestry workshop.

Jul 31, 2025

Exploring the Intersection of Agriculture and Forestry

Improved soil and diverse crops are just two of the benefist of agroforestry. NC State Extension specialists Margaret Bloomquist and Mary Bulan laid out some of the merits of forest farming during an agroforestry farm tour this summer in Durham. 

NC State students in the Netherlands

Jul 31, 2025

Digging Into Dutch Agriculture

The ARE course, Netherlands: Horticulture, Floriculture, Culture and Seeds gave students first hand exposure to some of the most advanced and sustainable farming practices in the world.