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N.C. PSI Welcomes Quant-Agro to Innovation Hub

The company joins 18 other businesses sparking new partnerships and ideas among industry representatives and NC State researchers and students. 
2026 AI in Agriculture Conference | March 31-April 2

NC State to Host National Conference on AI in Agriculture

Taking place March 31 to April 2, the conference is an opportunity to connect, collaborate and shape the future of AI-enabled agriculture. 
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Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizer Can Cut Emissions, But Soil Type Matters

Recent research from NC State sheds light on the economic and environmental effects of adding inhibitors to synthetic fertilizers. Corn yields didn’t change much, but emissions of ammonia and, in some cases, nitrous oxide, were lower. 
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N.C. PSI Affiliates Win NCDA&CS Funding to Enhance N.C. Agriculture

Project goals range from developing an AI-powered system to rapidly screen fungicides for emerging plant diseases to securing plant-based alternatives to graphite for lithium ion batteries. 
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Seed2Grow Spotlight: Elysia Creative Biology’s Eli Hornstein

Branching beyond his biotech company’s early focus on methane emission reductions, CALS alumnus Eli Hornstein is developing a range of feed-based solutions for animal agriculture. 
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Plant Sciences Pathways

The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative provides mentorship to pre-college and undergraduate students for innovative STEM careers. 
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Meet the Superhero Farm Robots in Training

NC State students and researchers are creating robotic field hands that could help grow and harvest your next salad. 
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Genome Editing Center’s Tim Kelliher Connects Biotech to Farmers’ Needs

Tim Kelliher, an N.C. PSI faculty affiliate who leads NC State’s Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture, finds his motivation — his “why”— in doing research that meets the real-world needs of farmers. 
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Phytoform Labs Wins Golden Ticket to NC State’s Seed2Grow Incubator

U.K.-based Phytoform Labs will be the first startup outside of NC State’s research community to join ag tech incubator in the university’s Plant Sciences Building. 
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