College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Jan 14, 2025

Crop and Soil Sciences Celebrates a Century of Innovation

In 2024, the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences proudly marked its 100th anniversary, celebrating a century of groundbreaking achievements in agriculture and environmental sciences. Private support has played an important role in that successful century, all while setting the department up for the next extraordinary 100 years. 

Jan 7, 2025

A Decade of Opening Doors

Since the Gordon Family Farm-to-Philanthropy Program launched in 2014, more than 700 students have gained access to NC State and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences through the spring admissions program. 

Jan 7, 2025

Samulski Supports ‘Next Wave’ Genome Editing Technology at NC State

To accelerate the improvement of plant genome editing, Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research — providing significant benefits to the food supply. 

Dec 17, 2024

Growing a Future in Horticulture

Lauren Turner graduates from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences this month after nurturing the roots of an extraordinary career. 

Dec 10, 2024

General Mills Gift Supports Poultry Environment Research

Three professors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are examining the housing environment’s effect on poultry thanks to a gift from General Mills. The company’s generosity is supporting the research and also provided student research stipends and funding for other research expenses to fuel poultry science advances. 

Dec 10, 2024

Industry Partnership Aims to Tackle Hog Farm Wastewater

International irrigation company Netafim, precision agriculture business Orbia and TriEst Ag Group have partnered with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to develop a more environmentally friendly solution for managing wastewater from hog farms. Netafim’s support for the college includes funding to assist graduate students working in water and air quality, funding for a sponsored research project and funds for the purchase and installation of two drip irrigation systems for use at NC State’s Tidewater Research Station. 

Nov 25, 2024

Agriculture Leadership Program Celebrates 40 Years

The NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission Agricultural Leadership Development Program has helped shape changemakers in agriculture for 40 years and is poised to grow more leaders in the future. 

Nov 13, 2024

Future-Proofing Food and Agriculture: NC State’s Genome Editing Center

Rodolphe Barrangou, a pioneer in CRISPR technology, Todd R. Klaenhammer Distinguished Professor in probiotics research and leader of the CRISPR lab in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, discusses the potential and applications of genome editing that are being made possible through the new Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture based in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 

Nov 4, 2024

Spreading Their Wings

In honor of First-Generation Celebration Week, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences cheers on its vibrant, dynamic students and shares their stories of pride, resilience and optimism. Meet some of these first-generation students, several of whom have benefited from scholarship support. 

Oct 28, 2024

Samulski Supports ‘Next Wave’ Genome Editing Technology at NC State

To accelerate the improvement of plant genome editing, Jude Samulski has contributed $3 million to advance plant sciences research — providing significant benefits to the food supply. Samulski’s gift will create the Roberts and Mikhail Distinguished Chair in Plant Genome Editing, an endowed position that will serve as director of the Genome Editing Center for Sustainable Agriculture at NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.