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Hope After Helene: Extension Promotes Resilience, Renewal for N.C. Apple Growers

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inaugural gleaton interns

Oct 27, 2025

Welcome the Inaugural Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund Interns

We welcome Adam Ferrell and Harley Robinson, the Inaugural Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund Interns, to the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center. 
NC State's winning team with K.P. Sandeep, Department Head at Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

Jul 24, 2025

NC State Students Develop Award-Winning Nutritious Snack Bar for Kenyan Schools

The Kijani Bar, a snack bar developed by NC State students, is bringing new hope to the fight against childhood malnutrition in Kenya. Designed for the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association’s (IFTSA) Developing Solutions for Developing Countries competition, the bar is packed with African indigenous vegetables and aims to provide essential nutrients to schoolchildren while supporting local agriculture in Kenya. 
Gladys Njery with African Indigenous Leafy Vegetables

May 22, 2025

Benefits of North Carolina Adopting African Indigenous Leafy Vegetables

Embracing African Indigenous Leafy Vegetables (AILVs) in North Carolina can boost the economy, enhance nutrition, and promote sustainability. With rising demand and climate resilience, AILVs are culturally and agriculturally relevant. 
2025 NC State Sustainability Award Winners

Apr 23, 2025

Meet the 2025 Sustainability Award Winners

Winners of the 2025 NC State Sustainability Awards were announced at the Celebration of Sustainability on April 22. 
Simon Fraher at NCRRI

Apr 21, 2025

Simon Fraher: Sweetpotato Genetics PostDoc

Simon Fraher is graduating and transitioning to the next Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs Postdoctoral Scholar, breeding for pest and pathogen resistance. 
field of crops

Feb 5, 2025

Mason Pharr Symposium: Systems in Flux

The 2025 Mason Pharr Symposium will discuss this transformative era in horticultural production, shaped by regulatory shifts, legal challenges, and changing consumer priorities. 
Sam Marshall talking with ornamentals grower

Jan 30, 2025

NC State Extension Helps Ornamental Growers Recover After Helene

NC State Extension is helping growers in western North Carolina steady their roots after Hurricane Helene damaged or killed hundreds of thousands of trees and ornamental plants grown for the nursery industry. 
Erica × darleyensis flower

Jan 29, 2025

Macro Photo Lens Amplifies Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

Frederick S. Baggett provides a thoughtful gift of a macro lens in support of the NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, enabling the program to take close-up photos of plants. 
white and purple flowers

Jan 16, 2025

Therapeutic Horticulture Program Spotlight: Cone Health Healing Gardens

Online Therapeutic Horticulture Certificate alumna Ali Brown shares her program on two hospital campuses. 
apples in a tree orchard

Dec 6, 2024

Hope After Helene: Extension Promotes Resilience, Renewal for N.C. Apple Growers

When Terry Kelley was able to get out and about in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the analytical part of his brain was busy examining and cataloging the devastation wreaked by the terrible storm.