NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
@ncstatecals.bsky.social
We #ThinkAndDo to transform challenges into agriculture and life sciences opportunities.
Nine CALS faculty members have been selected to be Goodnight Early Career Innovators! 🏅
This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education.
Learn more: http://ncst.at/Etui50XH85r
This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education.
Learn more: http://ncst.at/Etui50XH85r
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Nine CALS faculty members have been selected to be Goodnight Early Career Innovators! 🏅
This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education.
Learn more: http://ncst.at/Etui50XH85r
This program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education.
Learn more: http://ncst.at/Etui50XH85r
Get ready to gobble up this news: NC State will once again be home to the pardoned National Thanksgiving Turkeys. 🦃
Read more about Gobble and Waddle and their new home at NC State: ncst.at/oB6W50XwZav
📸: Courtesy of the National Turkey Federation
Read more about Gobble and Waddle and their new home at NC State: ncst.at/oB6W50XwZav
📸: Courtesy of the National Turkey Federation
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Get ready to gobble up this news: NC State will once again be home to the pardoned National Thanksgiving Turkeys. 🦃
Read more about Gobble and Waddle and their new home at NC State: ncst.at/oB6W50XwZav
📸: Courtesy of the National Turkey Federation
Read more about Gobble and Waddle and their new home at NC State: ncst.at/oB6W50XwZav
📸: Courtesy of the National Turkey Federation
Did you know that North Carolina's dominant sweetpotato variety was released by NC State researchers? 🍠
Learn about the Covington sweetpotato, and how NC State plant breeders are future-proofing it with improved pest resistance: http://ncst.at/38LB50Xv7Eu
Learn about the Covington sweetpotato, and how NC State plant breeders are future-proofing it with improved pest resistance: http://ncst.at/38LB50Xv7Eu
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Did you know that North Carolina's dominant sweetpotato variety was released by NC State researchers? 🍠
Learn about the Covington sweetpotato, and how NC State plant breeders are future-proofing it with improved pest resistance: http://ncst.at/38LB50Xv7Eu
Learn about the Covington sweetpotato, and how NC State plant breeders are future-proofing it with improved pest resistance: http://ncst.at/38LB50Xv7Eu
A unique initiative led by NC State CALS is preparing Ph.D. students from across the country to shape the future of agriculture. ✨
Learn about the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows National Leadership Program, and meet some of the fellows: http://ncst.at/c2nw50Xupoc
Learn about the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows National Leadership Program, and meet some of the fellows: http://ncst.at/c2nw50Xupoc
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A unique initiative led by NC State CALS is preparing Ph.D. students from across the country to shape the future of agriculture. ✨
Learn about the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows National Leadership Program, and meet some of the fellows: http://ncst.at/c2nw50Xupoc
Learn about the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows National Leadership Program, and meet some of the fellows: http://ncst.at/c2nw50Xupoc
Steve Lommel, a long-time leader with NC State CALS, will serve as interim head of the Department of Horticultural Science, effective Jan. 2, 2026.
Read more about Lommel and the position: http://ncst.at/gMc050Xq5Wy
Read more about Lommel and the position: http://ncst.at/gMc050Xq5Wy
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Steve Lommel, a long-time leader with NC State CALS, will serve as interim head of the Department of Horticultural Science, effective Jan. 2, 2026.
Read more about Lommel and the position: http://ncst.at/gMc050Xq5Wy
Read more about Lommel and the position: http://ncst.at/gMc050Xq5Wy
No matter where you call home, you can celebrate CALS at Wolfpack Harvest! 🐺
There are four Wolfpack Harvest events happening today across the state: in Raleigh, the Triad, the mountains and the coast.
Find out the details: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
There are four Wolfpack Harvest events happening today across the state: in Raleigh, the Triad, the mountains and the coast.
Find out the details: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No matter where you call home, you can celebrate CALS at Wolfpack Harvest! 🐺
There are four Wolfpack Harvest events happening today across the state: in Raleigh, the Triad, the mountains and the coast.
Find out the details: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
There are four Wolfpack Harvest events happening today across the state: in Raleigh, the Triad, the mountains and the coast.
Find out the details: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
🐺🎉 Wolfpack Harvest is here! 🎉🐺
Wolfpack Harvest is a new fall tradition where alumni, students, faculty and friends can gather together to connect and celebrate.
Main campus event
📍: Plant Sciences Building
⏰: 1-5 p.m.
🔗: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
Wolfpack Harvest is a new fall tradition where alumni, students, faculty and friends can gather together to connect and celebrate.
Main campus event
📍: Plant Sciences Building
⏰: 1-5 p.m.
🔗: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🐺🎉 Wolfpack Harvest is here! 🎉🐺
Wolfpack Harvest is a new fall tradition where alumni, students, faculty and friends can gather together to connect and celebrate.
Main campus event
📍: Plant Sciences Building
⏰: 1-5 p.m.
🔗: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
Wolfpack Harvest is a new fall tradition where alumni, students, faculty and friends can gather together to connect and celebrate.
Main campus event
📍: Plant Sciences Building
⏰: 1-5 p.m.
🔗: ncst.at/VQ5U50XoUxr
For North Carolina Farmers Appreciation Day, we're celebrating fourth-generation farmer and CALS alum Justin Page. 🍓🚜🎃
Read about him and Page Farms. ⬇️
Read about him and Page Farms. ⬇️
I Am CALS: Justin Page
Justin Page's time at NC State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has helped him focus on the future of his family's 103-year-old farm, Page Farms.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For North Carolina Farmers Appreciation Day, we're celebrating fourth-generation farmer and CALS alum Justin Page. 🍓🚜🎃
Read about him and Page Farms. ⬇️
Read about him and Page Farms. ⬇️
The Graveyard of the Atlantic holds thousands of shipwrecks — and an ecological treasure hunt. 🚢🦈
Learn how NC State Department of Applied Ecology Ph.D. candidate Bethany Wager is diving into 50 years of data on fish living amongst the sunken ships: ncst.at/zBYY50Xk1ZB
Learn how NC State Department of Applied Ecology Ph.D. candidate Bethany Wager is diving into 50 years of data on fish living amongst the sunken ships: ncst.at/zBYY50Xk1ZB
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Graveyard of the Atlantic holds thousands of shipwrecks — and an ecological treasure hunt. 🚢🦈
Learn how NC State Department of Applied Ecology Ph.D. candidate Bethany Wager is diving into 50 years of data on fish living amongst the sunken ships: ncst.at/zBYY50Xk1ZB
Learn how NC State Department of Applied Ecology Ph.D. candidate Bethany Wager is diving into 50 years of data on fish living amongst the sunken ships: ncst.at/zBYY50Xk1ZB
Did you know that Howling Cow's peach ice cream flavor for the N.C. State Fair was NC State grown, processed and churned? 🍦🍑🎡
Learn how Sandhills Peach Carolina Gold came to be — from the farm to the lab to the fair: ncst.at/fH2h50XhOG4
Learn how Sandhills Peach Carolina Gold came to be — from the farm to the lab to the fair: ncst.at/fH2h50XhOG4
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Did you know that Howling Cow's peach ice cream flavor for the N.C. State Fair was NC State grown, processed and churned? 🍦🍑🎡
Learn how Sandhills Peach Carolina Gold came to be — from the farm to the lab to the fair: ncst.at/fH2h50XhOG4
Learn how Sandhills Peach Carolina Gold came to be — from the farm to the lab to the fair: ncst.at/fH2h50XhOG4
The JC Raulston Arboretum will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary, ushering in a golden age for NC State's beloved teaching garden. 🪴🎉
JCRA is home to one of the most diverse plant collections in the Southeast. Learn more about it: ncst.at/NUfR50XgAcG
JCRA is home to one of the most diverse plant collections in the Southeast. Learn more about it: ncst.at/NUfR50XgAcG
October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The JC Raulston Arboretum will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary, ushering in a golden age for NC State's beloved teaching garden. 🪴🎉
JCRA is home to one of the most diverse plant collections in the Southeast. Learn more about it: ncst.at/NUfR50XgAcG
JCRA is home to one of the most diverse plant collections in the Southeast. Learn more about it: ncst.at/NUfR50XgAcG
In the inaugural episode of The Dean’s Den, CALS Dean Garey Fox and @ncstate.bsky.social Chancellor Kevin Howell sat down to talk about their experiences visiting Extension centers this summer and witnessing the impact of NC State Extension.
🎥 Check out the full episode: ncst.at/TgnT50X3IOC
🎥 Check out the full episode: ncst.at/TgnT50X3IOC
September 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
In the inaugural episode of The Dean’s Den, CALS Dean Garey Fox and @ncstate.bsky.social Chancellor Kevin Howell sat down to talk about their experiences visiting Extension centers this summer and witnessing the impact of NC State Extension.
🎥 Check out the full episode: ncst.at/TgnT50X3IOC
🎥 Check out the full episode: ncst.at/TgnT50X3IOC
From the City of Oaks to every corner of the state, we're proud to call North Carolina home. 🐺🏡 Happy 919 Day, Wolfpack.
September 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
From the City of Oaks to every corner of the state, we're proud to call North Carolina home. 🐺🏡 Happy 919 Day, Wolfpack.
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Today is a scheduled Wellness Day at NC State. There will be no classes held, and the Wolfpack community is encouraged to use the time to reflect on their health and well-being.
Learn more: ncst.at/YGRn50WXsJe
Learn more: ncst.at/YGRn50WXsJe
September 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today is a scheduled Wellness Day at NC State. There will be no classes held, and the Wolfpack community is encouraged to use the time to reflect on their health and well-being.
Learn more: ncst.at/YGRn50WXsJe
Learn more: ncst.at/YGRn50WXsJe
NC State graduate student Steve Amerige is combining his 40 years in software development with his lifelong love of plants. 💻🌱 Amerige is pursuing a doctorate in crop science with an eye toward helping advance the next wave of ag tech.
Read his story: ncst.at/sSCL50WXGGN
Read his story: ncst.at/sSCL50WXGGN
September 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NC State graduate student Steve Amerige is combining his 40 years in software development with his lifelong love of plants. 💻🌱 Amerige is pursuing a doctorate in crop science with an eye toward helping advance the next wave of ag tech.
Read his story: ncst.at/sSCL50WXGGN
Read his story: ncst.at/sSCL50WXGGN
We've got your next morning read: The Fall 2025 CALS Magazine is here! ☕️🗞️
Check out our newest issue to see the CALS community at work, in the classroom, in the lab, in the field and in communities across North Carolina.
Read the Fall 2025 issue: ncst.at/xYIj50WTyQE
Check out our newest issue to see the CALS community at work, in the classroom, in the lab, in the field and in communities across North Carolina.
Read the Fall 2025 issue: ncst.at/xYIj50WTyQE
September 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We've got your next morning read: The Fall 2025 CALS Magazine is here! ☕️🗞️
Check out our newest issue to see the CALS community at work, in the classroom, in the lab, in the field and in communities across North Carolina.
Read the Fall 2025 issue: ncst.at/xYIj50WTyQE
Check out our newest issue to see the CALS community at work, in the classroom, in the lab, in the field and in communities across North Carolina.
Read the Fall 2025 issue: ncst.at/xYIj50WTyQE
Entrepreneurs are turning ideas into agricultural solutions through the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative's Seed2Grow program. 🌱
The program offers resources for researchers who want to create a startup, helping ensure that NC State discoveries benefit farmers and consumers.
🔗: ncst.at/hMB150WRyNK
The program offers resources for researchers who want to create a startup, helping ensure that NC State discoveries benefit farmers and consumers.
🔗: ncst.at/hMB150WRyNK
September 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Entrepreneurs are turning ideas into agricultural solutions through the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative's Seed2Grow program. 🌱
The program offers resources for researchers who want to create a startup, helping ensure that NC State discoveries benefit farmers and consumers.
🔗: ncst.at/hMB150WRyNK
The program offers resources for researchers who want to create a startup, helping ensure that NC State discoveries benefit farmers and consumers.
🔗: ncst.at/hMB150WRyNK
An NC State professor is working to turn agricultural waste into a value-added product. 💡
Praveen Kolar spent three months in Italy studying how to transform rice husk into biochar to power capacitors in energy storage devices. Read about his work: ncst.at/nA8B50WQKV1
Praveen Kolar spent three months in Italy studying how to transform rice husk into biochar to power capacitors in energy storage devices. Read about his work: ncst.at/nA8B50WQKV1
September 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An NC State professor is working to turn agricultural waste into a value-added product. 💡
Praveen Kolar spent three months in Italy studying how to transform rice husk into biochar to power capacitors in energy storage devices. Read about his work: ncst.at/nA8B50WQKV1
Praveen Kolar spent three months in Italy studying how to transform rice husk into biochar to power capacitors in energy storage devices. Read about his work: ncst.at/nA8B50WQKV1
A science you can eat? We’ve got the recipe. 🍽️ @ncstate.bsky.social professor Gabriel Keith Harris explains the flavorful field of food science.
Learn more about the exciting, lucrative and job-secure careers you can pursue with a food science degree from NC State: ncst.at/hfws50WOkaM
Learn more about the exciting, lucrative and job-secure careers you can pursue with a food science degree from NC State: ncst.at/hfws50WOkaM
August 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A science you can eat? We’ve got the recipe. 🍽️ @ncstate.bsky.social professor Gabriel Keith Harris explains the flavorful field of food science.
Learn more about the exciting, lucrative and job-secure careers you can pursue with a food science degree from NC State: ncst.at/hfws50WOkaM
Learn more about the exciting, lucrative and job-secure careers you can pursue with a food science degree from NC State: ncst.at/hfws50WOkaM
From an NC State graduate student to a world-renowned scientist, Rodolphe Barrangou is now being recognized with a 2025 CALS Distinguished Alumni Award. 🏆
Read about his journey and impact: ncst.at/WoRk50WNUbf
Read about his journey and impact: ncst.at/WoRk50WNUbf
August 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
From an NC State graduate student to a world-renowned scientist, Rodolphe Barrangou is now being recognized with a 2025 CALS Distinguished Alumni Award. 🏆
Read about his journey and impact: ncst.at/WoRk50WNUbf
Read about his journey and impact: ncst.at/WoRk50WNUbf
It’s a new academic year, and we’re here to support our CALS Pack every step of the way. 🎥 Hear from CALS Dean Garey Fox with a back-to-school message.
August 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It’s a new academic year, and we’re here to support our CALS Pack every step of the way. 🎥 Hear from CALS Dean Garey Fox with a back-to-school message.
A resurgence of the New World screwworm, a blowfly that feeds on living animal tissue, has livestock producers on edge. 🪰 Hear from NC State entomologist Maxwell Scott on genetic approaches under development to eradicate the parasite: ncst.at/V8AO50WLIIT
August 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A resurgence of the New World screwworm, a blowfly that feeds on living animal tissue, has livestock producers on edge. 🪰 Hear from NC State entomologist Maxwell Scott on genetic approaches under development to eradicate the parasite: ncst.at/V8AO50WLIIT
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The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative helps entrepreneurs who want to turn scientific ideas into real-world #agricultural solutions through the Seed2Grow program.
As the first business graduates from the program, more are already in the pipeline.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/Ooqktuh
@ncstatecals.bsky.social
As the first business graduates from the program, more are already in the pipeline.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/Ooqktuh
@ncstatecals.bsky.social
Growing N.C. Agriculture, One Startup at a Time
Through its Seed2Grow program, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative helps budding entrepreneurs who want to turn scientific ideas into real-world agricultural solutions.
cals.ncsu.edu
August 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative helps entrepreneurs who want to turn scientific ideas into real-world #agricultural solutions through the Seed2Grow program.
As the first business graduates from the program, more are already in the pipeline.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/Ooqktuh
@ncstatecals.bsky.social
As the first business graduates from the program, more are already in the pipeline.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/Ooqktuh
@ncstatecals.bsky.social
@ncstate.bsky.social horticultural scientist Ricardo Hernandez is taking a decade of research to the next level with his new startup, Rooted-in-tech. 🌱 The company develops seedlings that are tailored to growers' needs — helping them reduce risk and increase yield.
🔗: ncst.at/5aTn50WJeSN
🔗: ncst.at/5aTn50WJeSN
August 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
@ncstate.bsky.social horticultural scientist Ricardo Hernandez is taking a decade of research to the next level with his new startup, Rooted-in-tech. 🌱 The company develops seedlings that are tailored to growers' needs — helping them reduce risk and increase yield.
🔗: ncst.at/5aTn50WJeSN
🔗: ncst.at/5aTn50WJeSN
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Happy first day of classes, Wolfpack! 📚🐺 Kick off the fall semester with a special message from Chancellor Kevin Howell.
August 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy first day of classes, Wolfpack! 📚🐺 Kick off the fall semester with a special message from Chancellor Kevin Howell.