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Future Focused

From creating the next generation of precision agriculture tools to cultivating more resilient crops to finding new solutions for keeping our world pristine, CALS is focused on growing a better tomorrow.

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95% Job Placement

Students with high-need degrees get jobs that have salaries well above the state’s median income.

Student Resources

$1.5 Billion

Our agricultural research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

Top-Notch Research

27-to-1 ROI

NC State Extension helps fuel the state’s economy by delivering solutions directly to residents.

NC State Extension

Your Path to CALS

Did you know there’s more than one way to get into CALS? Initiatives like STEAM, ASPIRE, Community College Partnership Program and the Agricultural Institute (AGI) offer potential paths to agriculture and life sciences education at NC State.

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Undergraduate Programs

Explore two-year, four-year, online and certificate programs.

Graduate Programs

Pursue an advanced degree where the basic and applied sciences meet.

Scholarships

Make a CALS education possible with a variety of funding opportunities.

Careers

See what’s possible with a degree in the agricultural and life sciences at CALS.

Student Wellness

CALS students are given the resources they need to find their place, their people, and themselves.

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.

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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.

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Monks Named Associate Dean and Director of NC State Extension

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named David Monks, a respected CALS administrator, researcher and longtime Extension advocate, as associate dean and director of NC State Extension, effective Aug. 1.

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Stay connected with all things CALS on our social media channels.

Our iconic CALS buildings have grown with us, from...

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Our iconic CALS buildings have grown with us, from one generation to the next. 🏛️

📸 Archival photos sourced from @ncsulibraries.

Join us in congratulating @ahsncstate student Elle...

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Join us in congratulating @ahsncstate student Elle Steinlage on being crowned the 2025 North Carolina Watermelon Queen! 👑🍉

Elle is majoring in agricultural science and minoring in agricultural business management. In addition to her @nc_watermelon title, she serves as an AHS ambassador and is involved in the NC State Agricultural Communicators Program and @ncsuabmclub.

“Through CALS, I first learned about the opportunity to be the North Carolina Watermelon Queen,” she said. “Since being crowned, I have promoted agriculture all across the state in special and rewarding ways. I visit N.C. watermelon growers, attend agricultural events and festivals, promote watermelons in-store and so much more! I am so grateful and humbled for the opportunity to represent this amazing industry!”

Congratulations, Elle, on this incredible achievement!

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Pulling ahead of the competition is all in a day’s work for the @ncsupackpullers’ prize-winning tractor. 🥇🚜

The @ncsupackpullers won first place for the second year in a row at the @asabeorg International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition earlier this summer, besting teams from 22 other universities.

In addition to earning the overall champion title, the team’s winning tractor, titled Moonshiner, took first place in manufacturability, static design, durability, defense of design and overall performance. The team also placed second in maneuverability, sixth in team presentation and fifth in pulls.

Stop by Patterson Hall on campus to check out the tractor!

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Meet Garey Fox

From head of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering to the dean of CALS, Garey Fox is leading our college into the future of agriculture and life sciences.

Meet the Dean

Research

Discover the research and innovations that allow us to solve grand challenges in agriculture and the life sciences.

Food Animal Initiative

Establishing North Carolina as the world leader in food-animal biosciences.

Food Innovation Lab

Driving plant-based food innovation from concept to commercialization.

Plant Sciences Initiative

Improving the world through plant science innovation.

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