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Nov 1, 2020

Doris and Donald Kidd Develop Niche Markets

Turning to farming in retirement, Doris and Donald Kidd decided to grow elephant garlic, a specialty crop buyers are willing to pay more for. 
James Lamb in a red shirt working on a pig farm

Nov 1, 2020

Farmer of the Year James Lamb Innovates in Two Roles

North Carolina’s 2020 Farmer of the Year James Lamb, an alumnus of NC State, is an environmental specialist with Prestage Farms. 
A corn field in North Carolina

Oct 27, 2020

NC State, SAS, Microsoft to Predict Plant Disease and Tackle Food Recalls

The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative has teamed up with technology leaders SAS and Microsoft to predict plant disease and tackle food recalls. Several research teams will use cloud and internet of things (IoT) services from SAS and Microsoft for their interdisciplinary projects. 
A corn field in North Carolina

Oct 27, 2020

NC State Teams Up with SAS and Microsoft to Predict Plant Disease and Tackle Food Recalls

The North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative has teamed up with technology leaders SAS and Microsoft to predict plant disease and tackle food recalls. Several research teams will use cloud and internet of things (IoT) services from SAS and Microsoft for their interdisciplinary projects. 
Hand slicing a sweetpotato

Oct 27, 2020

Sweet Success With Sweetpotatoes

Sweetpotatoes are North Carolina's state vegetable, and they're not just for Thanksgiving anymore. Find out how North Carolina growers have positioned our state as the leader when it comes to production of this increasingly in-demand crop. 
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Oct 26, 2020

USDA to Fund NC State-Led Group on COVID-19 Food Safety

NC State experts are leading a national team that will study and share recommendations on preventing transmission of the novel coronavirus at every stage of food production. 
Two men looking at plants inside a large container garden with purple lights.

Oct 26, 2020

Vertical Farming Makes the Most of Limited Space

Vertical farming, a space-saving approach to growing crops, is taking shape in a shipping container near campus under the watchful eye of horticultural scientist Ricardo Hernandez and his students. 
Photo from the 1980s of an older white woman standing in front of a cotton field.

Oct 26, 2020

Research Station 70+ Year Partnership Leads to New Endowment

Today’s NC State weed research stems from a nearly 70-year partnership with the Sorrell-Wilkerson family, a partnership that culminated in an endowment from the Sorrell family that will permanently keep critical research property under the university’s guardianship. 
A young man standing on the steps of Emory University's School of Public Health

Oct 26, 2020

Alumnus Focuses on Zoonotic Diseases with CDC

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus Dan Popkin is interning with the CDC to better understand zoonotic diseases while he works toward his master’s degree in public health from Emory University. 
A man wearing a red t-shirt standing in a field of tall grass.

Oct 23, 2020

Making Virtual Class Work

Thanks to wise planning and a hefty dose of creativity, Crop and Soil Sciences instructors are taking remote-learning students outside the classroom and even a bit further this year.