Adrienne Tucker
Institute Cultivates Tomorrow’s Food and Ag Leaders
In early April, 70 teens took part in the 2025 North Carolina Youth Institute. The two-day event gave them the chance to interact with university students and faculty members, to take part in experiential workshops and to share their ideas for addressing global challenges in food, agriculture and sustainability.
Simon Fraher: Sweetpotato Genetics PostDoc
Simon Fraher is a highly skilled vegetable breeder finishing his doctorate this spring semester with NC State University’s Sweetpotato and Potato Breeding and Genetics Programs. His focus is to benefit the sweetpotato community with molecular marker development for guava root knot nematodes and pioneering genomic selection research. These breeding efforts bolster North Carolina’s economy as a leading sweetpotato producer and help address food and nutritional insecurity in tropical regions around the world.
CALS Strengthens Ties with Embrapa, Brazilian Agricultural Powerhouse
In a move to expand its global reach and foster international collaboration, CALS is solidifying a partnership with Embrapa, Brazil's leading agricultural research institution. A recent trip to Brazil by CALS faculty and leadership has set the stage for a promising collaboration that could revolutionize agricultural research and innovation across both institutions.
Transforming Malawi’s Agricultural Landscape Through Food Safety
As part of the eight faculty who traveled to Malawi, Fernanda Santos, assistant professor in NC State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, sees an opportunity in educating on the safest ways of washing, cutting and bagging fruits and vegetables to minimize risks from foodborne pathogens.
Crop Water Dynamics Research in Japan
SUMMER 2024 Tommy Godwin Increasing global temperatures have made breeding crops for drought tolerance an utmost priority for protecting global food security. However, crop water use dynamics are poorly understood especially in regards to physiology and plant hydraulics. In order […]
Soil Specialist Enthusiastic for International Partnerships
A faculty delegation traveled to Malawi to identify research and extension gaps and they can help solve the issues.
Serbian Researchers Gain Insights from Cochran Fellowship Program at NC State
Fourteen agricultural researchers and officials from Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina participated in the USDA Climate Smart Cochran Fellowship Program at NC State, gaining valuable insights into sustainable farming practices and fostering international collaboration.
Improving Cattle Production in Malawi
Felipe Carvalho da Silva from Animal Science took part in international brainstorming session in Malawi. He was one of eight NC State University faculty who traveled to the east African country in the fall.
From Raleigh to Turkmenistan: Amplifying Youth Voices
Journalists and social media influencers from Turkmenistan recently met with CALS youth development specialist Maru Gonzalez and education colleague Christy Byrd to learn about their work with #PassTheMicYouth, a program with NC State Extension that amplifies young people's voices and experiences.
NC State Welcomes International Fellows for Agricultural Research Exchange
NC State CALS International Programs welcomed a diverse group of international researchers this week as part of two U.S. Department of Agriculture exchange programs aimed at promoting global food security and agricultural trade.