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Jul 14, 2026

2026 Southwest Piedmont Grain Growers Corn & Soybean Field Day

Join us Saturday, August 8, 2026 from 9 AM – 1 PM at ASR Grain Company in Shelby, NC for the 2026 Southwest Piedmont Grain Growers Corn & Soybean Field… 

Jul 7, 2026

Blacklands Farm Managers Tour

The 2026 Blackland Farm Managers Tour will be held on August 5 in Beaufort County along Peoples Road, located between Bath and Burbage Crossroads. This year’s event will be hosted… 

Jun 30, 2026

2026 Northeast Ag Expo Summer Field Day

Thursday | Jul 30 | 8:00 AM — 1:30 PM 169 N Gregory Rd, Shawboro, NC 27973, USA   More Information – https://currituck.ces.ncsu.edu/news/2026-northeast-ag-expo-summer-field-day/ 

Apr 8, 2024

First of Its Kind

NC State experts contributed to a new web-based tool that can help farmers nationwide with decision-making on phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. 

Mar 6, 2023

Wheeled Robot Measures Leaf Angles to Help Breed Better Corn Plants

The technology is more efficient than conventional techniques, providing plant breeders with useful data more quickly. 

Oct 26, 2021

Ron and Ryan Heiniger Carve Unique Paths in Crop Sciences at NC State

A NC State father-son team, Ron and Ryan Heiniger, collaborate with one another on applied research. 

Oct 20, 2021

Ron Heiniger’s Journey to NC State

A faculty member follows in his family's farming roots, while creating his niche in the science behind corn production and management. 

Oct 11, 2021

Warmer Temperatures May Decrease Yields of Densely Planted Corn

Models suggest providing more space for corn plants in a warming world. 

Oct 12, 2020

Grant Continues Support of Crop DNA Replication Research

Two professors in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology recently received a three-year, $3.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue their work of 17 years unraveling how plants control DNA replication and how this influences agronomic traits. 

Jun 9, 2020

Low-Cost Cameras Could Be Sensors to Remotely Monitor Crop Stress

Researchers from CALS and COE, led by postdoctoral research scholar Paula Ramos-Giraldo, have worked together to construct a low-cost camera system to monitor crop stress remotely. Their StressCam will aid researchers, plant breeders and ultimately farmers.