Aug 5, 2025
Amid agricultural labor shortages, a university horticultural scientist is working with the N.C. PSI's Makerspace to automate a labor-intensive process vital for tomato production.
Jul 16, 2025
A new report calls for an agtech innovation corridor across 42 counties to broaden how farmers participate in and benefit from innovation.
Jun 11, 2025
Extension agricultural agents played a pivotal role in ensuring that online tools that help farmers make solid, site-specific decisions about cover crops are field-ready and easy to use.
May 20, 2025
At the North Carolina Youth Institute, teens gain research and communications skills to last a lifetime as they grapple with global food, agriculture and sustainability problems.
May 17, 2025
Artificial intelligence promises to transform agriculture, and a recent workshop at NC State’s Plant Sciences Building aims to position agricultural agents as key links in ensuring that farmers benefit.
Mar 7, 2025
For Morgan Menaker, being a North Carolina Cooperative Extension field crops agent in Union County means being a linchpin in ensuring that the nation’s research-and-extension system continues to deliver agricultural…
Feb 12, 2025
An interdisciplinary North Carolina State University team has kicked off new research exploring whether imaging technologies paired with artificial intelligence might prove useful for apple farmers. Seed funding for the…
Jan 13, 2025
As the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative enters its fourth year in the Plant Sciences Building, Executive Director Adrian Percy sees it growing beyond its startup phase into a stage…
Dec 16, 2024
2024 marked Adrian Percy’s third full year as executive director of the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, and with the new year approaching, he shared a list of what he sees…
Nov 4, 2024
UPDATED: Feb. 24, 2026 Plant-parasitic nematodes that feed on crops cause an estimated $80 billion to $157 billion in damage around the world each year. Two North Carolina State University faculty…
