Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Join us at this year’s spring campus Diversity Dialogue on Monday, February 26, 2018 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Cinema, Witherspoon Student Center. All students, faculty and staff are invited to join this dialogue on current and common diversity and inclusion issues being discussed at NC State, as well as on other college campuses. The…
“Consequences of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct at NC State”
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
“The History of Gardening: How Cultures, Events, and People Made Gardening What It Is Today” – Presented by Bryce Lane. Who is considered the father of American Horticulture and why? How did the greenhouse get it’s start? How did the tulip end up in Holland? Come join us as we learn about the historical events,…
“Adventures in Animal Science” – A program in plant science would be incomplete without looking at the humans and animals that rely on our crops and plants! Join us for a look at animals in our agriculture system- both at their cuteness and their commodity. Get your fill on the science craze! Project PLANTS explores…
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Our first day trip of the season is to Camellia Forest Nursery in Chapel Hill where we’ll learn about camellia care, culture, and breeding from one of the experts in the field–David Parks. David has traveled to China and collected species other than the ones with which some of us are familiar. David has a…
Presented by Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden.
Our first day trip of the season is to Camellia Forest Nursery in Chapel Hill where we’ll learn about camellia care, culture, and breeding from one of the experts in the field–David Parks. David has traveled to China and collected species other than the ones with which some of us are familiar. David has a…
Presenting Dr. Alan Chambers (Univ of Florida) “Trialing and Breeding New Tropical Fruits for Domestic Growers”
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presenting Dr. Alan Chambers (Univ of Florida) “Trialing and Breeding New Tropical Fruits for Domestic Growers”
North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) Lecture ; Cohosted by the JC Raulston Arboretum “Extinct Plants of North America” presented by Wesley Knapp, North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Free for North American Rock Garden Society (Piedmont Chapter) members and Friends of the JC Raulston Arboretum members, otherwise $5.00. No registration needed.
It’s our annual 2nd Year Y Guides/Y Princess day at the Arboretum! Register for an afternoon of fun, outdoor garden activities. Two sessions are available: 1:00 pm-2:30 pm and 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm. You’ll complete three of the second year requirements while exploring the Arboretum! Each dad and child pair will go home with a container garden, a…
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presented by Bryce Lane. Mondays, March 19 through April 30, 2018 – 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Another history class about gardening? You bet! Come join us as we learn about the historical events, people, and cultures that helped to make gardening what it is today. Whether you took the JCRA “History of Gardening” class back in 2016…
An intimate exploration into the lives of small family farmers Jeff and Annie Main of California’s Central Valley. Inextricably woven within these organic pioneers’ story is their ten-year pursuit to ensure that a farm need not be imperiled at the end of every generation. The screening will be followed by a discussion with: -Alex Hitt,…
The Poultry Science Club (PSC) will have chickens, chicks and eggs on display at Farm Animal Days.
Hear Yewande Fasina talk about collaboration between NC State and North Carolina A&T.
Dr. Yewande Fasina’s, Assistant Professor, NC A&T, Animal Science presents: “Increasing Student Diversity in Poultry Science: A Proposed Collaboration between NC A&T and NC State Universities”
Meredith College will host a screening of the film Food Evolution on March 22, at 6 p.m. in Jones Auditorium. Amidst a brutally polarizing debate marked by passion, suspicion, and confusion, Food Evolution, from Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy explores the controversy surrounding GMOs and food. Traveling from Hawaiian papaya groves to banana farms in Uganda to…
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Presented by Kevin Parris who is a horticultural instructor and the curator at Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. He recently completed a research project with magnolias and received his M.S. from Clemson University, where he is currently working on a doctorate.Magnolias are among the oldest living flowering plants on the planet. So how do…
Presented by Kevin Parris who is a horticultural instructor and the curator at Spartanburg Community College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. He recently completed a research project with magnolias and received his M.S. from Clemson University, where he is currently working on a doctorate.Magnolias are among the oldest living flowering plants on the planet. So how do…
Does your push mower need to be serviced before the upcoming spring season arrives?
Participating high school juniors, seniors and transfer students will have the opportunity to Spend a Day at State and learn more about the College of Agriculture and Life Science. The visit includes a CALS information session, class observation (visiting students only), meeting with a faculty member in your CALS major of interest, lunch in a…
Welcome spring this year with the Seventh Annual Spring Egg Hunt! The fun starts on Tuesday, March 27 and stays until Saturday, March 31 and is FREE. This isn’t your typical egg hunt! In case you haven’t participated before, here is how it works. There are brightly painted wooden eggs hidden throughout the Arboretum gardens. Begin your hunt by…
“Evaluation of Effects of Various Ca:Avp Ratios and Phytase Enzyme Matrix Values on Broiler Live Performance and Carcass Quality As Well As Testing a Next-Generation Enzyme”
Come out to our Seventh Annual Spring Egg Hunt, and join us for a special Garden Storytime! We will find a beautiful spring garden to explore together, spread our picnic blankets, and enjoy a good story. Participants will also get to create a fun spring craft to take home and enjoy in their gardens. This…
The Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event stimulates learning activities relative to production and management, processing, marketing, and consumption of poultry products. Skills such as selection and management of poultry, communicating industry terminology effectively, in addition to evaluating and justifying decisions are attained through participation in this event. Please contact Alycia Thornton at (919) 513-7068 or…
Come out to our Seventh Annual Spring Egg Hunt, and stop by the yurt for Potato Madness! Bring your children by for a morning filled with potatoes. We will be making potato stamps, creating silly potato faces, and planting potatoes. Bring your sense of humor and be prepared to get silly. Activities are open from 10:00…
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, NC State will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Direct accommodation requests to the event organizer listed on the event.