Farm Invites Legislators, Partners To Get Hands Dirty

Legislators and the group gather to hear Omon Isikhuemehen, Ph.D., explain his research on growing truffles on lobolly pine trees.

The N.C. A&T University Farm hosted a group of N.C. legislators and visitors from the N.C. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, N.C. Farm Bureau, N.C. State University and others to experience the CAES’s truffle, ginger and high-tunnel produce research firsthand – by getting dirty.

Guochen Yang, Ph.D. explains his ginger research to Reps. Kamika Brown, who represents Forsyth County, and Ray Jeffers, who represents Person and Durham Counties.

Kathleen Liang, Ph.D. (right) demonstrates assistive tools to Rep. Allison Dahle of Wake County while Rep. Brown looks on.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Kathleen Liang, Ph.D., Co-director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, gives some tips to successful farming in the high tunnel.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Kathleen Liang, Ph.D., Co-director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, gives some tips to successful farming in the high tunnel.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, a student Zipporia Moore, left, an Aggie scholar, and an agriculture representative, recognize one another in the tissue cultured ginger research unit.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Rep. Jeff McNeely, left, chats with Rep. Allison Dahle.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Douglas Jones, right, interim assistant farm superintendent, serves Sandy Stewart, Ph.D., NCDA&CS, during a pig pickin’ lunch at the Farm Pavilion.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Rep. Allison Dahle, pots a plant in the tissue cultured ginger research unit.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, legislators listen to Peter Coffey, a horticulture research assistant, discuss high tunnel research.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Rep. Kanika Brown, gets a laugh while potting a plant in the tissue cultured ginger research unit, as students including William Lashley (doctoral), left, Julia Robinson (doctoral), right, and Daniel Tetteh (MS) assist.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Guochen Yang, center, Ph.D., greets those attending.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Douglas Jones, right, interim assistant farm superintendent, serves during a pig pickin’ lunch at the Farm Pavilion.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, the NC A&T State University Farm staffers serve during a pig pickin’ lunch at the Farm Pavilion.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Greg Goins, Ph.D., interim farm superintendent, leads a trolley tour of the farm.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, Daniel Cooper, interim farm superintendent, leads a tour trolley past the dairy cows.

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North Carolina legislators, both Democrats and Republicans, along with statewide agriculture representatives tour agricultural research units on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Farm Fri., Mar. 31, 2023. In the photo, a visitor pots a plant in the tissue cultured ginger research unit.

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