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Nov 30, 2024

Robots + Drones + AI = Hardier Tomatoes?

Each year, plant diseases take a bite out of agricultural yields and profits, causing estimated global agricultural losses of $30 billion to $50 billion. At NC State University, experts in optical… 

Green Collar Career Day at JC Raulston Arboretum

Nov 27, 2024

Green Collar Career Day

NC State University partners with local green businesses to introduce high school students to various aspects of the horticulture industry. 

a group of people stand outside greenhouses in Ivory Coast

Nov 19, 2024

Promoting Food Security in the Ivory Coast

CALS Professor Carlos Iglesias recently traveled to sub-Saharan Africa to help farmers in the Ivory Coast improve their agricultural practices and empower the country to potentially become the breadbasket of west Africa. 

Sophia Mozgala in Burke County field

Nov 18, 2024

Sophia Mozgala Interns with NC State Extension’s Burke County Center

Mozgala’s internship shows how NC State Extension serves a student community at the NC State Extension Burke County Center. 

Fall leaves surround the Belltower on a warm November day

Nov 14, 2024

Liu and Kon Promoted to Associate Professor

Promotions mark a major milestone in the academic lives of NC State faculty. Promoted faculty have met rigorous standards in their realms of responsibility and aim to make an impact in their discipline. 

Three people making a presentation in front of a poster that says "Hackathon"

Oct 24, 2024

Creating Cutting-Edge Ag Tech

Nearly 50 NC State University undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars spent a fall weekend competing in the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s fourth annual Hackathon, taking on real-world agricultural technology… 

Lucy Kennedy Bradley

Oct 23, 2024

Lucy Bradley: Growing Healthy Plants, People and Communities

As a home and community gardening Extension leader, Lucy Bradley helps provide many individuals and societal benefits that promote health, food security, and environmental stewardship. 

Patrick Veazie accepting Chad Finn Ambassador Award on behalf of Dr. Perkins-Veazie

Oct 22, 2024

American Society for Horticultural Science 2024 Conference Awards and Honors

The Department of Horticultural Science had an incredible presence at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2024 annual conference. 

greenhouse of cut flowers

Oct 18, 2024

Seed Your Future Horticulture Internship Surveys

These surveys will help determine barriers that students might have to completing an internship and determine what information students, faculty, administrators and employers need to increase participation in internships. 

Sarah Remington with her plant mural at HFL classroom

Oct 17, 2024

Remington’s Mural Livens Up Horticulture Field Lab Classroom

Sarah Remington created a second mural for the Department of Horticultural Science. The mural is located at the Horticulture Field Lab and includes plants from the landscape and department research.