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Connecting Field and Lab with an Eye Toward Extension

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Enrique Pena's winning photo of farmworkers harvesting sweetpotatoes

Aug 29, 2023

The Hands That Feed Us

Alejandro Gutierrez-Li leads the Agricultural Labor Extension Program, a novel and unique effort to address labor issues in North Carolina and the Southeast. 
fiber hemp

Aug 4, 2023

Field to Fabric: The Journey of Fiber Hemp from Tobacco to Textiles

David Suchoff is leading a five-year grant to study how fiber hemp can act as an alternative to tobacco while taking advantage of North Carolina's robust textile industry. 
Extension Agent Network

Apr 27, 2023

N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Launches Extension Agent Network

12 NC State Extension agents were selected from a competitive pool to beta-test N.C. PSI technology in the field. 
norma and linda trolinder

Mar 20, 2023

The Philanthropic Pioneers of Plant Science

Norma and Linda Trolinder are a mother-daughter duo of preeminent researchers and have just established the N.C. PSI's first graduate student endowment to propel the future of the field they love. 
Oerth Bio at the Plant Sciences Building greenhosues

Mar 9, 2023

N.C. PSI and Oerth Bio Grow Together

The N.C. PSI welcomes Oerth Bio to the NC State Plant Sciences Building as the first industry tenant to be conducting independent research in the rooftop greenhouses. 
Christopher Oates

Feb 8, 2023

Meet Christopher Oates: First 2023 STEPS Center Director’s Fellow

Christopher Oates is the first recipient of the new STEPS Center Director's Fellowship. In the fall, he starts a Master of Science degree program in Biological and Agricultural Systems Analysis. 
Verdesian Life Sciences Study Room

Nov 17, 2022

Tackling Nutrient Use From Multiple Angles

Verdesian Life Sciences is deeply invested in maximizing the health of plants. 
N.C. PSI Backroad Tour

Oct 25, 2022

Lab Rats to Field Mice: The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s Inaugural Backroad Tour

22 N.C. PSI faculty were brought out to the fields of North Carolina to hear from growers and commodity board leaders about the grand challenges they face in agriculture. 
Rocio Davila CERSA intern

Oct 5, 2022

Entomology Grad Student Participates in First Regulatory Science Internship Program

Rocio Davila spent her summer interning with the USDA-FAS to develop pesticide legislation for Central America's agriculture industry. 
Duncan McSorley

Oct 5, 2022

Connecting Field and Lab with an Eye Toward Extension

Duncan McSorley has spent the past year and a half interning in Extension and the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative on his way to some day becoming an Extension specialist.