1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (173+ words) NC State University AHS Showcases Research and Leadership at AAAE 2026 Faculty members and graduate students from the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences recently attended the American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Annual Conference, held in St. Petersburg, Florida. AAAE…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (262+ words) The purpose of today's column is not to take a position on the two proposals, and certainly not to recommend how you should vote. Instead, in keeping with the "You Decide" tradition, I will strive to assemble information about both…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (669+ words) Using feedback from farmers across the state, researchers with NC'State University's Food Animal Initiative are developing a new tool to help connect livestock and poultry producers with farmers who can use manure as a source of organic fertilizer. Stephanie Kulesza,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (465+ words) Now that the Artemis II astronauts have returned to Earth, NC'State University alumna Grace Douglas, the lead scientist for NASA's Advanced Food Technology research, will use feedback from the team, including three-time NC'State alumna Christina Koch, to guide food systems…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (586+ words) The trip began with meeting up with the trip's industry volunteer, Kent Carrell, who previously worked at Jiffy Group and Syngenta Flowers. The group's first stop was at Ball Horticultural Company in Santa Paula, where students explored large-scale breeding, trialing…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (813+ words) There's a "think and do" mindset " and then there's Caitlin Kestell." Raised in the Midwest, she was taught from a young age that hard work is essential and was encouraged to raise her hand, to help other people and to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (663+ words) Long before they became researchers in animal and plant genetics, Junjian Wang and Anna Yaschenko were curious kids. Decades later, the winners of the 2026 Kenneth R. Keller Research Award through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC'State University are…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (546+ words) Yet, the U. S. is currently the largest producer of oil in the world. This has caused some to say the U. S. is energy independent, implying we can fulfill our fuel needs from domestic supplies with no reliance on foreign production. But, if…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1309+ words) NC'State's Jing Zhang breaks new ground using high-tech tools to gather and analyze data better and faster for improved plant breeding and crop production. NC'State University's Jing Zhang describes her entry into the field of plant phenomics as accidental, but…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (553+ words) NC'State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences welcomes 10 new professors to the celebrated cohort of William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors. Funded by an endowment established by William Neal Reynolds in 1950, the professorship recognizes outstanding scholars, leaders, teachers and mentors....