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Flowering Palmer Amaranth, also known as Palmer pigweed, is an extremely aggressive, fast-growing species that has become a serious weed problem. (Photo by Patrick Alexander)

Apr 25, 2022

Accolades from the 40th Weed Science Society of North Carolina Meeting

For the past 40 years, the Weed Science Society of North Carolina (WSSNC) has met annually to address weed science and management challenges. Through strategic partnerships with the WSSNC, NC State weed scientists and researchers have attended these meetings to disseminate the latest field and lab research. 

Apr 19, 2022

Four International Agribusiness Titans Commit to Collaborative Work in NC State University Plant Sciences Building

Bayer, BASF, SAS and Novozymes have agreed to collaborate with NC State University researchers at the new Plant Sciences Building, a leading-edge facility at the heart of the university’s N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative. 

Apr 19, 2022

Meet the 2022 NC State Sustainability Award Winners

Meet the winners of the 2022 NC State Sustainability Awards. 

aerial of farm

Apr 19, 2022

CALS Faculty Plant Seeds for Student Opportunity and Innovation

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Todd Wehner and his wife, Delmarie, have decided to include a gift to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in their estate plans to establish a fellowship endowment to benefit graduate students enrolled in the Department of Horticultural Science. The Dr. Todd C. Wehner and Delmarie Wehner R.T. (R) (M) Horticulture Fellowship Endowment will be the result. 

Apr 18, 2022

A CALS Guide to Spring Planting for Summer Blooms

Here’s a guide to help you decide what flowers to plant this spring to ensure beautiful summer blooms and foliage! 

someone holding sweetpotatoes

Apr 12, 2022

CALS Economist Joins the Fight to Curb the Effects of Invasive Nematode on Sweetpotatoes

Daniel Tregeagle will conduct an economic analysis to determine the costs of adopting new growing methods to stop the spread of the guava root-knot nematode. 

hemp

Apr 5, 2022

New Hemp Research Consortium Taps David Suchoff To Lead

David Suchoff was named director of a new, multi-university Hemp Research Consortium, initially funded by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research. 

Sydney Suits, landscape design undergraduate student

Mar 29, 2022

Sydney Suits: Designing a Career in Horticulture

Sydney Suits is scaling trees and designing a career spent outdoors. After an introductory course and a conversation with her then instructor, Lee Ivy, Suits discovered the world of horticulture. 

2022 HortPack team photo at National Collegiate Landscape Competition hosted at NC State.

Mar 28, 2022

HortPack Wins Third in National Landscape Competition

NC State’s HortPack won third place at the 2022 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) held on campus last week. 

ripe tomatoes on the vine

Mar 28, 2022

North Carolina Tomato Growers Association offering scholarship

The North Carolina Tomato Growers Association is offering a $1,000 merit/need-based scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year.