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Juntos staff and students hold up a large sign for the organization on campus

Aug 2, 2023

Juntos Awarded $7.8 Million Grant to Improve STEM Programming

The grant will fund a five-year project to create a STEM Agriculture Pathways model and Juntos National Consortium as well as increase Latinx representation in postsecondary education. 
Man with blueberries

Aug 2, 2023

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Berry Breeding

A Ph.D. from North Carolina State University prepared Ray Jacobs for a fruitful career as a subtropical plant breeder with Driscoll’s. 
Olivia Bondurant in Talley Student Union

Jul 31, 2023

CALS Student Learns About Ag Lending Through Internship

A summer internship with First Bank & Trust Company proves to be more than just shadowing for CALS senior Olivia Bondurant. 
Economist Mike Walden

Jul 28, 2023

You Decide: What’s Wrong With Worker Productivity?

Job productivity has declined over the last two years. Economist Mike Walden shares some potential causes, including loss of education, stress and remote work. 
Red flowers

Jul 26, 2023

3 Reasons To Add Native Plants to Your Landscape

If you’re interested in creating a pollinator garden, songbird spot or peaceful place in your home landscape, native plants have some built-in benefits. An NC State expert has tips on getting started. 
NC State's Memorial Belltower with the sun peeking through the trees

Jul 26, 2023

Coming Full Circle

For Raleigh ag teacher Susan Jones, a spring start at NC State led to a master's thesis topic and a successful career. 
Ashlyn Ramsey wearing an NC State sweatshirt in a barn with cows

Jul 25, 2023

The Coolest Summer Internship

Animal science student Ashlyn Ramsey is exploring the dairy industry — and sampling ice cream and cheese — this summer at Looking Glass Creamery in Polk County. 
Paige Seibert in a lab

Jul 20, 2023

CALS Student Explores Biofuel at National Laboratory

This summer, Paige Seibert is learning how to turn carbon dioxide into biofuel at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado. 
screenshot of Beans Gone Wild app

Jul 19, 2023

New Online Tool Maps ‘Beans Gone Wild’

NC State Extension released an online tracking tool called Beans Gone Wild to capture and share in-season soybean problems and recommendations across the state. 
Abby Pleasant holding sunflowers in her graduation gown on a tractor

Jul 19, 2023

Sunflower Season

Graduate student Abby Pleasant is studying organic black oilseed sunflowers, which researchers believe could be a promising — and profitable — crop for North Carolina farmers.