Mar 21, 2023
Results suggest cover crops can keep soil drier and healthier, allowing Midwestern farmers to plant cash crops after flooding.
Mar 20, 2023
Planting a new crop like sesame can be risky for farmers. In this episode of Farms, Food and You, Extension Specialist David Suchoff highlights efforts to cover the start-up costs for North Carolina farmers.
Dec 16, 2022
For Lina Quesada-Ocampo, incorporating farmers into the scientific process is essential for success.
Dec 6, 2022
In the first year since the Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center launched, 20 research projects are in progress — all working toward the goal of reducing dependence on phosphorus mining and the amount of phosphates lost to water and soil.
Nov 9, 2022
Sweet-APPS Yielding Sweet Success From deploying innovative sensors to creating productive relationships with stakeholders, the Sweetpotato Analytics for Produce Provenance and Scanning project has had a rewarding first two years.
Oct 14, 2022
Researchers take a big step in showing efficacy of bioprinting plant cells to study cellular communication and viability in a controlled environment.
Oct 11, 2022
A new collaboration between NC State and the Technical University of Denmark aims to uncover new biology-based methods for CO2 management and sustainable fertilizer production.
Oct 5, 2022
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.
Oct 4, 2022
Dr. Katharina Stapelmann shares how an electrical engineer researching plasma-assisted wound healing ends up making fertilizer for North Carolina farmers.
Sep 5, 2022
Researchers use historical soil temperature data to learn about – and predict – overwintering success of the nasty corn earworm.