{"id":5855,"date":"2022-10-10T13:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/?page_id=5855"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:14:32","slug":"agtech360","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/agtech360\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscribe to AgTech360"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-heading\" id=\"new\">NEW EPISODE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify ncstc-wide ncstc-spotify-tall wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: The Next Wave of AI in Agriculture\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/5XXmGBM0U7NgIFnYtQfK9V?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-big-fact has-gray-600-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">About the Podcast<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">Join us as we take a 360\u00b0 view into emerging agriculture technologies by tackling one topic from two perspectives each month. One perspective will come from an N.C. PSI affiliated faculty or other NC&#160;State expert while the other comes from an external expert, from farmers to biotech companies.<br><br><em>Hosted by Adrian Percy, Executive Director, N.C. PSI<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/agtech360\/id1530295221\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/agtech360\/id1530295221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5XXmGBM0U7NgIFnYtQfK9V\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5XXmGBM0U7NgIFnYtQfK9V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Spotify<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/dd567fb0-77a6-4a92-b5f0-f297ac37646b\/agtech360\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/dd567fb0-77a6-4a92-b5f0-f297ac37646b\/agtech360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Amazon Music<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">PREVIOUS EPISODES<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/agtech360\/podcast-archives\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                              target=\"_blank\"\n                                            rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n                            data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/agtech360\/podcast-archives\/\"\n            ><strong>Listen to the Archives<\/strong><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2132306\/episodes\/19596171\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2132306\/episodes\/19596171\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1135\" height=\"705\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-83172\" \n            alt=\"plant mapping\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/plant-mapping.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; object-position: 49% 11%\"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/plant-mapping.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/plant-mapping-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/plant-mapping-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/plant-mapping-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1135px) 100vw, 1135px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Building the Foundation: Teaching AI to See<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><strong>AI in Agriculture: From Research to Real-World Impact (PT.1)<\/strong><br><em>Aug 4, 2026  |  18 minutes<br><\/em><br>Dr. Steven Mirsky of USDA&#8217;s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) explains how the digital infrastructure behind artificial intelligence is being built today to power the future of agriculture. From computer vision and image repositories to BenchBot and the Digital Agricultural Systems Hub (DASH), he shares how researchers are creating the datasets, tools, and standards needed to train AI systems that can detect pests, diseases, crop stress, and other field conditions. Steven also discusses why collaboration across government, academia, and industry is essential to moving these innovations from research to real-world impact.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=nowrap>Listen&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2132306\/episodes\/19171725\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2132306\/episodes\/19171725\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1192\" height=\"1685\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-83168\" \n            alt=\"Charlie Baxter\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/CharlieBaxter-2.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; object-position: 49% 11%\"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/CharlieBaxter-2.jpg 1192w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/CharlieBaxter-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/CharlieBaxter-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/CharlieBaxter-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/CharlieBaxter-2-1087x1536.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1192px) 100vw, 1192px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Trait Innovation and the Future of Farming<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><strong>Special Episode<\/strong><br><em>May 19, 2026  |  30 minutes<br><\/em><br>Charlie Baxter, Head of Trait R&amp;D at Syngenta discusses how plant traits, biotechnology and genome editing are shaping the future of agriculture. From insect resistance and herbicide tolerance to AI-driven trait discovery and precision breeding, Charlie explains how crop trait innovation is helping farmers improve yield, strengthen climate resilience and advance sustainable farming practices. The conversation also explores the future of crop improvement, the evolving role of genetic technologies in agriculture and how companies like Syngenta are developing next-generation solutions to help feed a growing global population.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=nowrap>Listen&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2132306\/episodes\/18839469\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2132306\/episodes\/18839469\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2536\" height=\"1380\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-82405\" \n            alt=\"Mark Brooks Headshot\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide.png\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; object-position: 49% 11%\"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide.png 2536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/05\/MSB-headshot-wide-2048x1114.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AgTech at a Crossroads: Capital, Innovation, and Resilience<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><strong>Climate-Ready Agriculture (PT.4)<\/strong><br><em>March 18, 2026  |  29 minutes<br><\/em><br>In this final episode of the\u00a0<em>Climate-Ready Agriculture<\/em>\u00a0series, agtech investor and innovation advisor Mark Brooks shares insights on how new technologies, research, and business decisions are shaping the future of agriculture. The conversation explores emerging trends in agtech, how climate challenges are influencing real-world decisions across the food system, and why stronger collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry will be key to building more resilient agricultural systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=nowrap>Listen&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media-divider ncst-media-divider has-green-400-box-color with-box box-position-left\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__image-container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-scaled.jpg);background-position:51% 34%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-image-77854\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian Percy with podcast equipment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/BK19438-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__content-container\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__content\"><div class=\"ncst-media-divider__statement\"><p class=\"ncst-media-divider__statement-content\">About the Host<\/p><p class=\"ncst-media-divider__attribution\"><em>Adrian Percy, Executive Director N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative<br><\/em><br>With more than 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector, Adrian Percy is an advocate of the need for and benefits of modern agriculture. He is also a strong proponent of developing and adopting new agricultural and food technologies that support global food security while conserving the environment and supporting rural community development.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-automated-posts ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Get More n.c. psi news<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/all\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/all\/\"\n            >All News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/new-app-to-help-farmers-act-against-flooding\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/new-app-to-help-farmers-act-against-flooding\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-83177\" \n            alt=\"Person demonstrates monitoring equipment near a farm canal. The farmer is nearby.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/andrea-and-dawson.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/andrea-and-dawson.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/andrea-and-dawson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/andrea-and-dawson-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/andrea-and-dawson-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                                <span class=\"content-card__secondary-meta\">Collaborators<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">New App To Help Farmers Act Against Flooding<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">A new web-based app is in the works that will help farmers take action to protect crops, livestock and farm machinery when a storm or flooding event is <span class=nowrap>forecasted.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/accelerating-agtech-solutions\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/accelerating-agtech-solutions\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1557\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-83134\" \n            alt=\"Seven people pose in a research lab\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-scaled.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/Harvest-AgTech-teams-2048x1245.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                                <span class=\"content-card__secondary-meta\">Collaborators<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Accelerating Agtech Solutions<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is a key player in a global technology validation platform designed to accelerate agricultural technology startup <span class=nowrap>companies.&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/seed2grow-spotlight-ph-d-student-turning-pollution-into-possibility\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/seed2grow-spotlight-ph-d-student-turning-pollution-into-possibility\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-83118\" \n            alt=\"Reid Barnett examines plants growing in a science lab.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/reid-barnett-cropped.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/reid-barnett-cropped.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/reid-barnett-cropped-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/reid-barnett-cropped-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/08\/reid-barnett-cropped-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                                <span class=\"content-card__secondary-meta\">Education<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Seed2Grow Spotlight: Ph.D. Student Turning Pollution Into Possibility<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">NC&#160;State Ph.D. student Reid Barnett is developing floating islands made of fabric specially designed to grow plants. 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