Join the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) for a Demonstration and Field Day at the Small Farm Unit. You’ll learn about the Small Farm Unit’s work with specialty vegetable crops and experts will provide equipment demonstrations geared toward improving the efficiency of small farms. Learn more and register: http://go.ncsu.edu/sfu_field_day_2023 Event Agenda: Wednesday, July 12th – Pre-Field…
Description: Registration is now open for the 2023 Organic Commodities Field Day. This in-person event will cover new research on organic sunflower production including variety trials, pest management, nitrogen rate, and plant densities. We will also highlight new work on soy, organic fiber hemp production and more! This event is located at the Cherry Research…
This is a 6-week course for folks who are interested in gardening in a more sustainable way. We will define, and discuss the concept of sustainability as it relates to all our home horticultural practices. Come learn more about gardening techniques that save energy, conserve water, reduce inputs, restore ecosystems and much more! Topics Sustainability…
"Plant Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Climate in Space and Time" Presented by Dr. Seema Sheth Assistant Professor Department of Plant and Microbial Biology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Zoom Link: TBA
"Leveraging Synthetic Biology to Monitor and Control Plant Hormone Activity" Presented by Dr. Anna Stepanova Associate Professor Department of Plant and Microbial Biology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Zoom Link: go.ncsu.edu/stepanova
"Epigenetic Regulation of Plant Reproduction by DEMETER-mediated Active DNA Demethylation” Presented by Dr. Tzung Fu Hsieh Associate Professor Department of Plant and Microbial Biology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Zoom Link: go.ncsu.edu/hsieh
"Engineering Phenylpropanoid Metabolism to Improve Plants for Biofuel Production" Presented by Dr. Xu "Sirius" Li Associate Professor Department of Plant and Microbial Biology North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Zoom Link: go.ncsu.edu/xuli
THE DOBROGOSZ/BIOGAIA GRADUATE LECTURE "The Role of the Microbiome in IBS" Presented by Mark Pimentel M.D. Professor Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Department of Medicine Los Angeles, CA No Zoom/Not Being Recorded
Our Fall 2023 symposium will address benefits, challenges, knowledge gaps, ethics, and technological advances important for understanding and translating the enormous potential of agricultural microbiomes into practice. Speakers from academia, extension, industry, and government will engage attendees in panel discussions, with opportunities for networking. Agenda: (more detailed agenda and confirmed speakers available on the webpage) Wednesday, October…
"Shaping the root’s surface and microbial colonization...in the end, it comes down to ROS" Presented by Dr. Guido Grossmann Professor, Institute for Cell and Interaction Biology CEPLAS Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences The Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany Special Start Time 1:00pm Virtual Only! Zoom Link: go.ncsu.edu/grossmann