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Hurricane Matthew cleanup

May 12, 2017

The $100 Billion Club: Honoring Our Heroes

Video by Chris Liotta The 23 Cherry Research Farm employees are charter members of the $100 Billion Club, a program created by North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and CALS… 

Helicopter lifting hay bale to animals on Cherry Research Farm in wake of Hurricane Matthew.

May 12, 2017

Saving A Research Station

As waters rose the day after Hurricane Matthew, Cherry Research Farm braced for devastation -- and found a wave of support from across the state. 

CALS faculty and staff worked with legislators and growers to shape and implement policy.

May 12, 2017

Law And Order: Ag Unit

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the most sweeping reform of food safety laws in nearly a century, North Carolina fruit and vegetable growers needed a hand adapting their operations. CALS faculty have been working with partners statewide to meet those needs. 

Allie Crawley, Ph.D. student and CRISPR researcher

May 12, 2017

Building Better Probiotics: Allie Briner Crawley

Allie Briner Crawley Ph.D. student, Functional Genomics Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences When Allie Briner Crawley started at NC State, she had never heard of CRISPR. But the revolutionary… 

Lee-Ann Jaykus of the NC State Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences

May 9, 2017

Jaykus Wins University’s Top Honor

Lee-Ann Jaykus, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, has been awarded the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. 

students at Hunt Library

Apr 24, 2017

10 Ways to Survive Dead Week

CALS students are buckling down, studying hard and trying to stay awake. Here are ten tips for getting through this end-of-the-year mad dash. 

Scene from Farm Animal Days

Apr 17, 2017

Despite Rain, Farm Animal Days Delights

Each spring CALS throws open the barn doors to thousands of area school children, teachers and families for a unique hands-on experience with agriculture. 

Poultry Science grad Wesley Wilson of Ag ProVision

Apr 10, 2017

AgPack Strong: An Unexpected Path to Success

Wesley Wilson never imagined he'd be president of a company by age 29. Find out how CALS helped guide him toward a career he loves. 

CALS Dean Richard Linton speaking at the CALS campaign kick-off event

Apr 5, 2017

Celebrating the Extraordinary

NC State has launched the most ambitious capital campaign in university history. And CALS is front and center, well on its way to raising 25 percent of the total $1.6 billion goal. 

CALS student and baseball player Brock Detherage

Apr 2, 2017

Student Spotlight: Five Questions with Brock Deatherage

Baseball season -- that beloved harbinger of spring -- is in full swing, and CALS student Brock Deatherage is front and center for the Wolfpack.