Skip to main content
Discover CALS at the North Carolina State Fair

Author: Amanda Kerr

cows looking through a fence next to a snow covered pasture

Jan 22, 2025

Snow in the Field

From the NC State Dairy Farm to the JC Raulston Arboretum, take a look at our CALS environment dusted in snow. 
pink poinsettias in a greenhouse

Dec 16, 2024

5 Fun Facts About Poinsettias

Discover how poinsettias went from being a native shrub of Mexico and Guatemala to America's favorite Christmas plant with these facts from CALS professor and national poinsettia expert John Dole. 
a large group of people stand outside in front of a building

Dec 16, 2024

Crop and Soil Sciences Celebrates a Century of Innovation

The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences has spent its centennial year focused on the legacy that's led to where it is today and the research and technology that will take its faculty and students into the future. 
a group of people stand together by a gray brick wall

Dec 12, 2024

A Decade of Opening Doors

Ten years after establishing the Gordon Family Farm-to-Philanthropy Program Endowment, Joe and Debbie Gordon continue to champion access and scholarships for CALS students. 

Nov 14, 2024

Extension Plays Vital Role in Hurricane Recovery

In the nearly two months since Hurricane Helene struck western North Carolina, employees with N.C. Cooperative Extension have worked tirelessly to support the farmers and communities in the region as they rebuild after the storm. 
Adam Fahrenholz, Associate Professor of Feed Manufacturing; Dr. Marissa Cohen, Area Specialized Agent for Animal Food Safety; Dalas Norton, Research Technician & Hauler for LWRFL; Samuel Brown, Feed Mill Education Unit Manager; Corey Wishon, doctoral student; Dr. Andrea Rubio, post-doctoral scholar.

Nov 4, 2024

Feed Mill Donates 11 Tons of Feed to Western North Carolina

CALS' Feed Milling Program jumped into action to produce 11 tons of chicken feed to help small farmers and backyard chicken keepers in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. 
a girl sits in a pen with a turkey

Oct 16, 2024

Teaching With Turkeys

The Youth Market Turkey Show offers youth hands-on experience in livestock agriculture with the goal of seeding the next generation of farmers. 
a group of men hold shovels over dirt for a groundbreaking ceremony

Oct 14, 2024

NC State Breaks Ground on New Apiculture Research Facility

The future for bees is brighter with the recent groundbreaking of NC State University’s new 5,000-square-foot apiculture research facility. 
a woman and man organize supplies including toilet paper, paper towels and dry food.

Oct 9, 2024

Driving Support for Western North Carolina

The superintendents for the Lake Wheeler Road Field Lab and Central Crops Research Station have partnered to collect and deliver supplies to western North Carolina. 
aerial image of fair grounds with rides and food carts

Oct 9, 2024

Discover CALS at the North Carolina State Fair

From serving up Howling Cow ice cream to petting dairy cows, check out where to find CALS students and experts at the North Carolina State Fair.