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Burke to Take the Helm of Crop and Soil Sciences

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Dr. Reberg-Horton kneels to inspect plants outside of the Plant Sciences Building.

Aug 11, 2025

Putting Precision Farming Back on the Table

Chris Reberg-Horton, NC State’s Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems, is using artificial intelligence to help farmers harness precision farming techniques. 
Economist Mike Walden

Aug 8, 2025

You Decide: Which Economic -Ism is Best   

NC State economist Mike Walden explains the difference between capitalism and socialism and whether a mix of both is possible. 
a man and a women looking at agricultural photos of a tractor, strawberries and fruit

Aug 6, 2025

Expedition Extension Highlights Agricultural and Community Outreach

CALS Dean Garey Fox has hit the road to visit N.C. Cooperative Extension centers across North Carolina to learn more about the agricultural and community programs seeding innovation and future generations. 
A mother applies bug spray to a child's arm.

Jul 31, 2025

Basic Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent

NC State entomology professor Michael Roe’s early-stage research is behind the groundbreaking new line of DEET-free repellents. 
farmworkers picking crops in a field

Jul 30, 2025

Supporting Those Who Sustain Us

Farmworkers face tough conditions from heat and physical strain to operating heavy machinery and handling pesticides. NC State Extension’s Farmworker Health and Safety Education Program provides resources that benefit workers and help growers comply with industry standards. 
Graduate student Taynara Possebom walks a visitor through her research poster display at the Graduate Student Research Symposium.

Jul 30, 2025

Soundbites of Graduate Student Research

The annual Graduate Student Research Symposium provides a bird’s eye view of the diversity and quality of research being conducted at NC State. Six graduate student presenters share the societal challenges that motivate them to Think and Do. 
A green-metallic New World screwworm fly on a branch

Jul 30, 2025

What to Know About the New World Screwworm

NC State University entomologist Maxwell Scott discusses efforts to eradicate the New World screwworm and new genetic approaches under development for controlling the parasite, which feeds on living tissue in livestock and other mammals. 
a group of young adults wearing neon green vests standing in front of a sign with flowers and plants on it.

Jul 28, 2025

Digging Into Dutch Agriculture

A group of CALS students recently expanded their agricultural knowledge and cultural horizons during a seven-day study abroad course in the Netherlands and Germany where they learned about horticultural crop production techniques, agribusiness and agricultural policy, and sustainable farming. 
Economist Mike Walden

Jul 25, 2025

You Decide: Should You Be a Buyer or Seller of the Economy?  

With the year more than halfway through, NC State economist Mike Walden takes stock of the economy and looks at whether households and businesses should be buyers or sellers of the economy. 
a man wearing glases, a light colored button down shirt and gray sports jacket stands in front of green bushes.

Jul 21, 2025

Burke to Take the Helm of Crop and Soil Sciences

Two-time NC State alumnus Ian Burke, a professor and researcher specializing in weed biology and ecology, will rejoin the Wolfpack as head of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences effective Oct. 1.