Researchers Are Out to Take a Bite Out of a Big Challenge for Christmas Tree Growers: Deer

Dec 5, 2025

Researchers Are Out to Take a Bite Out of a Big Challenge for Christmas Tree Growers: Deer

N.C. PSI researchers pursue a new way to keep deer from eating growers' profits.

Dec 5, 2025

Plant Sciences Building: Certified Sustainable

For the first time, NC State has certified an entire building as a Sustainable Lab, with the Plant Sciences Building earning the designation in November.

Terri and Bob Lamendola pose inside the Plant Sciences Building

Dec 4, 2025

Paying Success Forward

A Greensboro couple’s gift to the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative serves as a tangible reminder of the good that comes from giving back and maintaining strong family ties.

Nathan Rhein stands beside a research poster

Nov 17, 2025

Planting New Opportunities

A joint internship program between NC State Extension and N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative gave CALS student Nathaniel Rhein hands-on experience with interdisciplinary research.

Four people standing in a building lobby, with one speaking into a microphone.

Nov 13, 2025

Bridging the Art-and-Science Divide

While popular opinion tends to place art and science at opposing poles, artist Leah Sobsey is more inclined to focus on the ground they share in helping us understand our…

Man holds up a tomato plant as he speaks to a group outside.

Nov 11, 2025

On the Backroads, Again

Researchers from five NC State colleges joined the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s 2025 Backroad Tour, learning more about Western North Carolina agriculture and considering ways their expertise can help solve farm problems.

Drone flying over an open field, with a docking station and laptop nearby

Nov 10, 2025

Precision on Autopilot

New drone technology being tested by N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative faculty affiliate Frank Bai is poised to usher crop production into the future.

Group of students standing on a staircase

Nov 1, 2025

Students Win 2025-26 Funding from the N.C. PSI

With donor funding, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is supporting eight graduate students with research addressing a range of agricultural and environmental challenges.

Oct 30, 2025

Suchoff to Lead N.C. PSI’s Extension Outreach and Engagement Platform

David Suchoff will build ties to agriculture statewide to ensure that N.C. PSI delivers practical solutions for North Carolina growers. He succeeds Rachel Vann.

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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