{"id":726,"date":"2019-07-30T18:21:51","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi-new\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2025-02-25T06:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T11:42:19","slug":"partnerships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partner with the N.C. PSI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, we believe progress happens when bright minds come together to share ideas and expertise. That\u2019s why we work side by side with leaders in the private, public and nonprofit sectors to propel cutting-edge research and scholarship \u2014 work that creates jobs, improves outcomes for producers, brings valuable discoveries to market and changes lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fact-list layout-default has-three-fact\"><div class=\"ncst-fact-list__container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/entrepreneurship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"wp-block-ncst-inner-fact ncst-fact with-cta has-indigo-400-text-color\" data-ua-cat=\"Fact Block\" data-ua-action=\"URL Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/entrepreneurship\"><span class=\"ncst-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" size=\"75\"><path d=\"M22.22 231.42h49.15v18.43H22.22zM441.65 231.42h48.13v18.43h-48.13zM298.8 413.7h-9.52v-28.98h-30.41v36.04h-9.53v-36.04h-30.31v28.98h-9.52v-28.98h-28.57v41.78l29.49 14.23v12.39h89.3v-12.39l29.49-14.23v-41.78H298.8v28.98zM210.43 497.77h17.1l8.5 14.23h38.1l8.49-14.23h17.11v-12.39h-89.3v12.39zM210.43 462.64h89.29v13.31h-89.29zM256.51 90.21a140.39 140.39 0 0 0-80.69 255.49h-.51l5.63 29.3h148.28l8.5-29.29a140.61 140.61 0 0 0 59.9-114.89A142.35 142.35 0 0 0 256.51 90.21ZM384.295 90.386l34.953-34.554 12.957 13.107-34.954 34.554zM248.83 0h18.43v49.15h-18.43zM79.938 68.884l12.956-13.107 34.954 34.554-12.956 13.107z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"fact__heading\">Entrepreneurship<\/h2><p class=\"fact__support\">We help launch NC&#160;State startups<\/p><p class=\"fact__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Learn about the Seed2Grow Program<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/commercialization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"wp-block-ncst-inner-fact 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70.51-70.52s-30.66-70.51-70.51-70.51Zm0 98.11c-16.36 0-28.62-12.27-28.62-28.62S336.22 301 352.58 301s28.61 12.26 28.61 28.61-12.26 28.59-28.61 28.59Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h2 class=\"fact__heading\">Commercialization<\/h2><p class=\"fact__support\">We bring great ideas to market<\/p><p class=\"fact__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Bring your idea to life<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/partnerships.ncsu.edu\/types-of-agreements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"wp-block-ncst-inner-fact ncst-fact with-cta has-indigo-400-text-color\" data-ua-cat=\"Fact Block\" data-ua-action=\"URL Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/partnerships.ncsu.edu\/types-of-agreements\/\"><span class=\"ncst-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" size=\"75\"><path 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class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">Innovation Hub<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">In our hub, industry reps are within close proximity to our scientific expertise and talent with full access to events that can spark ideas and deepen relationships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/partnerships\/innovation-hub\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/partnerships\/innovation-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Explore the Hub<\/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-two-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\">Partnerships in action<\/h2>\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:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/cultiv8-group-n-c-psi-partner-to-help-agtech-startups-deliver-solutions\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/cultiv8-group-n-c-psi-partner-to-help-agtech-startups-deliver-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=\"1500\" height=\"881\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-78376\" \n            alt=\"Four professionals standing side-by-side\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/cultiv8-percy-at-evoke.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/cultiv8-percy-at-evoke.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/cultiv8-percy-at-evoke-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/cultiv8-percy-at-evoke-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/cultiv8-percy-at-evoke-768x451.jpg 768w\" 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\">Helping AgTech Startups Deliver Solutions<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">A new partnership between Cultiv8 Group and the N.C. PSI aims to drive collaboration between Australia and the United States to help emerging technology companies solve agricultural challenges.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Read <span class=nowrap>more&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:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/lenovo-cals-it-spark-new-collaborations-on-ai-and-machine-learning\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/lenovo-cals-it-spark-new-collaborations-on-ai-and-machine-learning\/\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-76879\" \n            alt=\"Six people standing near a staircase.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/lenovo-visit.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/lenovo-visit.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/lenovo-visit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/lenovo-visit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/06\/lenovo-visit-768x432.jpg 768w\" 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\">Lenovo, CALS IT Spark New Collaborations on AI and Machine Learning\u00a0<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">CALS IT and the N.C. PSI\u2019s Makerspace are collaborating with Lenovo to advance improvements in sensor data collection and artificial intelligence innovations.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&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:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/new-nc-state-web-tool-delivers-precise-soybean-planting-recommendations\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/new-nc-state-web-tool-delivers-precise-soybean-planting-recommendations\/\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-77963\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/01\/rachel-vann-dj-stokes-field-768x432.jpg 768w\" 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\">New NC\u00a0State Web Tool Delivers Precise Soybean Planting Recommendations<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">A $1M grant from the NSF is kickstarting an effort to create an agricultural technology corridor from central to eastern North Carolina.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&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:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/driving-innovation-in-n-c-agriculture\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/driving-innovation-in-n-c-agriculture\/\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-77803\" \n            alt=\"\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/cranos.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/cranos.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/cranos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/cranos-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/12\/cranos-768x432.jpg 768w\" 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\">Driving Innovation and Action<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">At a June 2024 N.C. PSI workshop, leaders in North Carolina\u2019s commodity sectors identified seven priority areas for research. Here, we highlight impactful work already underway in these areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Explore research in the priority <span class=nowrap>areas&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-big-fact has-indigo-400-background-color\"><div class=\"big-fact__container\"><h2 class=\"big-fact__heading\">Workforce Development<\/h2><p class=\"big-fact__support\">We train the next generation of plant scientists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/education\/undergraduates-graduate-students-beyond\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/education\/undergraduates-graduate-students-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Develop top talent<\/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-two-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\">More Ways to Partner<\/h2>\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-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/partnerships\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/partnerships\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">College Partnerships<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&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-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/partnerships.ncsu.edu\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/partnerships.ncsu.edu\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">University Partnerships<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn <span class=nowrap>more&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<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\">N.c. psi partnership news<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/\"\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\/\"\n            >More N.C. PSI News<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/03\/fast-tracking-agricultural-tech-with-north-carolina-growers\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/03\/fast-tracking-agricultural-tech-with-north-carolina-growers\/\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-81396\" \n            alt=\"Tomato plants in the foreground, with a person tending them in the background\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/rs_MH1641807272017.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/rs_MH1641807272017.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/rs_MH1641807272017-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/rs_MH1641807272017-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/03\/rs_MH1641807272017-768x432.jpg 768w\" 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\">Fast-Tracking Agricultural Tech With North Carolina Growers<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">With help from the N.C. PSI, Seed2Grow startup company Verdia Diagnostics is testing its novel disease-detecting sensors with local <span class=nowrap>growers.&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\/news\/mark-your-calendar-for-cals-wolfpack-harvest\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/mark-your-calendar-for-cals-wolfpack-harvest\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-79870\" \n            alt=\"two women and a man in Wolfpack gear\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/wphheader.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Mark Your Calendar for CALS Wolfpack Harvest<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is launching a new fall tradition with Wolfpack Harvest, an event designed to bring together alumni, students, faculty and friends of the college to celebrate everything that makes CALS <span class=nowrap>special.&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\/n-c-psi-seeds-project-to-improve-apple-production\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/news\/n-c-psi-seeds-project-to-improve-apple-production\/\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-78244\" \n            alt=\"Apple tree in orchard\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/CALS.WesternNC.Henderson.3799.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/CALS.WesternNC.Henderson.3799.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/CALS.WesternNC.Henderson.3799-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/CALS.WesternNC.Henderson.3799-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/02\/CALS.WesternNC.Henderson.3799-768x432.jpg 768w\" 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\">N.C. PSI Seeds Project to Improve Apple Production<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">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 <span class=nowrap>the&hellip;&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\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-testimonial ncst-testimonial has-red-400-text-color\"><div class=\"testimonial-container\"><p class=\"testimonial__content\">For more information<\/p><div class=\"testimonial__attribution-container has-image\"><figure class=\"testimonial__image-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-20727\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Portrait-KP-e1689610982508-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kathleen Pitcher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Portrait-KP-e1689610982508-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Portrait-KP-e1689610982508-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Portrait-KP-e1689610982508-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Portrait-KP-e1689610982508-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/07\/Portrait-KP-e1689610982508.jpg 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"attribution-title-name-container\"><p class=\"attribution-name\">Kathleen Denya, Ph.D.<\/p><p class=\"attribution-title\"><em>Director of Innovation Partnerships<br><\/em>kmpitche@ncsu.edu or 919.513.2073<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partner with the N.C. 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