1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (978+ words) Talk to farmers today, and they will tell you finding workers is often the greatest challenge they face. Sure, pests and weather present never-ending headaches, and high production costs coupled with low commodity prices bring ongoing worries. But if farmers…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (366+ words) Fernandez holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Ripon College, a master’s degree in horticulture from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in pomology from Cornell University. Before joining NC State in 1996, she worked as a research specialist in…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (885+ words) The 2025 North Carolina 4-H Alumni Award winners were recently honored during a ceremony in the McKimmon Center at NC State University. The achievements and service of 4-H Alumni Award recipients exemplify 4-H’s mission of “Making the Best Better,” living out…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (469+ words) Researchers in the departments of Plant and Microbial Biology and Entomology and Plant Pathology are zeroing in on the genetic processes that underlie disease resistance in corn. Drive down U.S. 70 toward Clayton, North Carolina, from Raleigh, and you’ll start to come…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (862+ words) By John Hart, agricultural writerA 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 forecasted. Flooding can destroy crops, endanger livestock and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (719+ words) Horticultural science alumna Maegan Luckett focused her graduate research on how garden bed layout and plant selection impact bees and humans alike. More than 75% of all flowering plants depend on pollinators for effective pollination, and one out of every three…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1026+ words) This summer’s soaring temperatures, raging wildfires, record-setting droughts and major flooding have affected millions of people around the world, demonstrating the devastating effects of shifting climates. Meanwhile, costs are increasing for vital inputs such as fertilizer and fuel. The good…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (736+ words) With a job already lined up at a new golf course near Aiken, South Carolina, Alex Boone, a turfgrass management major with the Agricultural Institute, is ready to hit the greens when he graduates in December. Growing up in Canton,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1294+ words) Growing up on a family farm in Starlight, a Wayne County community, Reid Barnett saw firsthand what happens when excess nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen run off the land and into water. He spent childhood days hiking through the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (455+ words) Richard T. Olsen, director of the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., will lead NC State University’s Department of Horticultural Science, beginning Oct. 12. His leadership experience includes serving as the acting assistant director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Beltsville Agricultural Research…...