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N.C. PSI Affiliates Win NCDA&CS Funding to Enhance N.C. Agriculture

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Visitors from New Zealand's Bioeconomy Science Institute outside the Plant Sciences Building

Mar 24, 2026

Visits Highlight N.C. PSI’s Place as Global Ag Innovation Hub

World-class scientists from both New Zealand and Serbia visited the Plant Sciences Building in March, strengthening collaborations to advance agriculture and protect natural resources through interdisciplinary research. 
Three people, with two making the shape of a wolf with their hands

Mar 12, 2026

‘You Want the Handprints You Make on People’s Lives To Be Good Ones’

Alumnus Larry Roberts recounts a life lesson learned and the returns he and his wife, Judy, see from their investment in a program that sparks young people’s interest in solving global food and agriculture problems. 
Two people talking in a farm field.

Mar 12, 2026

Lending Ground Truth to Ag Research

Sam Marshall draws on technical expertise, grounded in research, and solid relationships to make a difference for ornamental nursery and greenhouse growers. 
NC State Feed Mill Education Unit on a university farm, with Raleigh skyline in background

Mar 11, 2026

Using AI and Advanced Sensors To Transform Feed Production

A collaborative workshop hosted by the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and the Food Animal Initiative sparks feed milling research for increased food animal health and productivity. 
Group of scientists at a round table, with one holding up a computer tablet.

Mar 5, 2026

Plant Scientists, Sensor Experts Connect to Grow Plant Breeding Solutions

An N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative workshop focuses on using advanced sensing technologies to break plant breeding bottlenecks. 
Man with robotiic device in a field of plants

Mar 4, 2026

N.C. PSI Applies AI to Address Key Ag Challenges

Five research projects demonstrate the breadth and impact of N.C. PSI research to solve top agricultural challenges. 
Student points toward a computer as another student faces the computer

Mar 2, 2026

Student Grows Ag Research Acumen and Power Skills Through the N.C. PSI

N.C. PSI programs help lay a foundation for success for an NC State master’s student exploring AI-powered tools to inform the creation of more resilient crops. 
An open building space with people at desks and a whiteboard

Feb 11, 2026

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. 
Two people in a farm field, one monitoring a small chamber

Feb 9, 2026

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. 
Man carrying armloads of freshly harvested hemp

Feb 4, 2026

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.