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Improving the World

Through Plant Science Innovation

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Find out how we Think and Do to advance the future of agriculture.

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Research

Interdisciplinary teamwork is at the heart of our innovative research model.

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Strawberry Field Day participants got a chance to try out a motorized harvest aid called the Glean Machine

Outreach

We develop solutions and practices that deliver tangible impacts on the state and world.

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$103B

Agriculture’s annual impact on N.C.’s economy as of 2021

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We’re bringing together the brightest experts to shape the future of plant sciences.

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Enrique Pena's winning photo of farmworkers harvesting sweetpotatoes

The Hands That Feed Us

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li leads the Agricultural Labor Extension Program, a novel and unique effort to address labor issues in North Carolina and the Southeast.

Field to Fabric: The Journey of Fiber Hemp from Tobacco to Textiles

David Suchoff is leading a five-year grant to study how fiber hemp can act as an alternative to tobacco while taking advantage of North Carolina’s robust textile industry.

N.C. PSI Faculty Member Wins Grant to Study Labor Issues Affecting Cattle and Dairy Farms in the South

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li, the agricultural labor extension specialist, was awarded a SARE grant to study labor issues on cattle and dairy farms in the South.

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Sep 21

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