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NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

Jun 13, 2025

You Decide: Will North Carolina Get an MLB Team?

NC State economist Mike Walden weighs the viability of North Carolina getting an MLB team and the potential economic impacts that would follow. 
Big Rock Fishing Tournament 2025

Jun 12, 2025

Big Rock Partnership Yields Big Data

For more than 20 years, the Big Rock has partnered with NC State University to ensure the prizewinning fish are processed and sent to labs around the United States for scientists to research the health of the fish and the waters in which they live. 
Cotton field

Jun 11, 2025

Study Develops Optimal Cover Crop Adoption Thresholds

New model can help farmers decide whether or not cover crops can be a worthwhile investment. 
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Jun 11, 2025

Pack Pullers Win International Tractor Competition for Second Straight Year

NC State’s Pack Pullers have once again claimed the top spot at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition. 
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Jun 9, 2025

Scott To Lead Biological and Agricultural Engineering

The new head of NC State University's nationally ranked programs in biological and agricultural engineering is an administrator and engineering professor with expertise in water quality. 
people standing outside testing new agriculture tools on beds

Jun 9, 2025

New Digital Tools Refine Cover Crop Selection

Members of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s Extension Agent Network help connect farmers with new agricultural technologies, such as the Cover Crop Selector, ensuring the emerging tools are field-ready. 
a man wearing glasses and a gray t-shirt holds blueberries on a blueberry bush

Jun 5, 2025

Growing Blueberry Research

Postdoctoral researcher Heeduk Oh's cutting-edge work with blueberries has earned him the Keller Award for doctoral dissertation research for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 
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Jun 3, 2025

Kelliher Named Roberts and Mikhail Distinguished Chair in Plant Genome Editing

Timothy Kelliher will join NC State University this July as the director of the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Integrated with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ state-of-the-art Plant Sciences Initiative and its expertise in genome editing and CRISPR, the GEC is poised to revolutionize agriculture. 
NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor Dr. Mike Walden working in a recording studio.

May 30, 2025

You Decide: Where are We on the Inflation Battle?

NC State economist Mike Walden sheds light on the labyrinth of factors that impact inflation, rising prices and wages. 
Four men, backs to camera, point to a large screen with charts showing how productivity and amenities change as temperatures rise.

May 29, 2025

Trade and Ag Experts Converge at NC State

Scholars explored the intersections of climate pressures, agriculture and economics during a recent workshop on May 8-9.