Category: Research
Unlocking the Secrets of Climate-Smart Sheep
Descended from the sheep brought to North America by the Spanish in the 16th century, this mid-sized breed thrived in the pastures and piney woods of Florida. For four centuries these feral sheep foraged in the wild for food, dodged alligators and bobcats, and endured the ranchers who rounded them up twice a year to shear them of their wool.
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N.C. A&T to Use $4.5 Million Grant to Build Biomedical Research Infrastructure
Animal sciences student Eryka McDougald holds a rat in the university vivarium. A new U.S....
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From High Tunnels to Hot Cocoa: Versatile Ginger Has a Field Day
That’s the message researchers in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T offered small-scale producers during the first annual Ginger Production Field Day on Oct. 21, along with growing tips and market opportunities.
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$1 Million to Grow Organic Fertilizer Study with N.C. State
Faculty members at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina State University will use a $1 million federal grant to investigate a promising new method to improve soil health and organic crop yields and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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N.C. Agromedicine Institute, N.C. A&T Host Farm Health and Safety Symposium
Agricultural safety, equitable farming and navigating mental and physical stress were among the topics at an Agricultural Health and Safety Symposium held this month at the University Farm Pavilion.
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CAES Researcher Receives Grant to Study Medicinal Crops
Kathleen Liang, Ph.D., W.K. Kellogg Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, has received a $20,000 grant from a division of the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the growth, use and marketability of medicinal crops.
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Soil Specialist Leading Farmers in Testing Climate-Smart Strategies
It’s not who you know, but what you know, the popular catchphrase goes. But for Biswanath Dari, Ph.D., Cooperative Extension natural resource specialist, soil scientist and researcher in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, it’s both who and what he knows.
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N.C. A&T to Lead “Ag Tech Corridor” Project with $1M from National Science Foundation
As North Carolina’s top economic driver, agriculture is practiced in every corner of the state. But most of the research and technological innovation that could be available to the $103 billion industry comes from companies and universities in the comparatively small, urban areas of the Triad and Triangle.
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N.C. A&T Breaks Ground on Urban and Community Food Complex
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 9, 2023) – University leaders, elected officials, faculty, staff and project team members picked up shovels and officially broke ground on the Urban and Community Food Complex, the latest expansion of the 492-acre University Farm, on Nov. 9.
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Solar-Powered Charging Trailer Brings Tech to the Field
Growers, researchers and community members no longer have to leave their tech behind during field demonstrations or community outreach sessions. A new portable charging trailer, customized for the CAES Research division, can run presentations, access the internet, charge phones and other electronics, even play Bluetooth radio.
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N.C. A&T to Break Ground on Urban and Community Food Complex this Fall
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is planning for a sweet return on its investment when it breaks ground on a new building, the Urban and Community Food Complex, in early November.
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Farmers, USDA, Researchers Find Place Within the Bioeconomy at Conference
Small-scale farmers, guests from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and college researchers came to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences this month to discuss the role of underserved producers in the bioeconomy.
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