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Oct 30, 2025

Eyes on the Ball

As Associate Dean Steve Lommel retires from NC State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, he remains focused on agriculture's future. 
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Oct 10, 2025

Sign Up to Attend or Compete in New Ag Tech Pitch Contest

The N.C. PSI Seed2Grow Showcase and Pitch Competition takes place Nov. 11 at NC State's Plant Sciences Building. 
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Oct 10, 2025

You’re Invited: Nov. 6 Art + Science Reception at the Plant Sciences Building

The event features artwork developed by North Carolina photo artist Leah Sobsey., who shadowed three NC State graduate students conducting plant-related research. 
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Oct 10, 2025

Unlocking Heirloom Corn’s Untapped Potential

To protect the future of America’s biggest crop, NC State researchers are cataloging traits in almost a thousand types of corn that were nearly lost to history. 
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Oct 9, 2025

Researchers Share Images to Accelerate AI Use in Agriculture

An open-source plant image repository developed at NC State University could help close a gap in artificial intelligence for agriculture. 
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Oct 8, 2025

Seed2Grow Spotlight: Verdia Diagnostics’ Zach Hetzler

A recent NC State Ph.D. graduate, Hetzler leads a university startup company out to improve the way farmers detect and diagnose plant diseases. 
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Oct 2, 2025

N.C. PSI Welcomes Three Companies to Innovation Hub

Albaugh LLC, Mosaic Biosciences and Terrana Biosciences have joined 15 other companies in the Innovation Hub, designed to spark new partnerships and ideas among industry representatives, university researchers and students. 
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Sep 23, 2025

Mark Your Calendar for CALS Wolfpack Harvest

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is launching a new fall tradition with Wolfpack Harvest, an event designed to bring together alumni, students, faculty and friends of the college to celebrate everything that makes CALS special. 
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Sep 15, 2025

N.C. PSI Selected as Technical Partner in National Effort to Catalyze AgTech Innovation

The H.A.R.V.E.S.T. AgTech program provides emerging agricultural technology companies with technical resources and direct funding opportunities. 
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Sep 12, 2025

From Crop Science to Computer Science

A passion for growing plants has led software developer Steve Amerige to pursue a doctorate in crop science with an eye toward helping advance the next wave of ag tech.