Food

Feb 18, 2025

Paying for the Pantry

Alumnus bolsters Feed the Pack with first endowment.

Feb 12, 2025

N.C. PSI Seeds Project to Improve Apple Production

An interdisciplinary North Carolina State University team has kicked off new research exploring whether imaging technologies paired with artificial intelligence might prove useful for apple farmers. Seed funding for the…

Feb 11, 2025

NC State Dining Makes Strides on Protein Sustainability

NC State Dining strives to incorporate sustainable protein and practices in dining halls. The department recently participated in a survey conducted by the Humane Society…

Feb 11, 2025

Alum Extends Roots to Support Agriculture

CALS alumnus Aaron Blackmon followed his family’s roots in agriculture and found his passion as a farmer and livestock Extension agent.

Feb 5, 2025

Aimutis on the Sustainability of Plant-Based Protein Alternatives

NCFIL Executive Director considers what’s known, and what’s not, about the environmental impact of plant-based protein alternatives in PNAS article and podcast.

Jan 22, 2025

A Growing Passion for Improving Crops

As a doctoral student in plant biology, Anne-Marie Pullen envisions a career in the agricultural industry to improve crop resilience against environmental stressors.

Dec 12, 2024

Machine learning and satellite imagery could help protect the world’s most important crops

A new North Carolina State University study combines satellite imagery with machine learning technology to help model rice crop productivity faster and more accurately. The tool could help decision-makers around the world better assess how and where to plant rice, which is the primary source of energy for more than half of the world’s population.…

Dec 9, 2024

NC State Wins Fourth Annual Pantry Bowl

For the third straight year, NC State took home a victory in the Pantry Bowl, an annual fundraising competition between NC State’s Feed the Pack Food Pantry and UNC’s Carolina Cupboard. 

Dec 2, 2024

General Mills Gift Supports Poultry Environment Research

With fudning from General Mills, CALS poultry scientists are exploring how different environments impact the growth, well-being and meat quality of broiler chickens.

Nov 6, 2024

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

How will genome editing benefit food and agriculture? We asked CRISPR expert Rodolphe Barrangou, an NC State faculty member and co-founder of five companies.