04/02/2025 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Elvin and Madeline Eaton of Fairport Farm in Kittrell, North Carolina, have been named N.C. Small Farmers of the Year, the annual award given through N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension during Small Farms Week.
02/13/2025 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Honors College
Honors College students Breyana Robinson and Kennedy West have been selected as 2024 Astronaut Scholars.
12/10/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) remains No. 1 in graduating African Americans with bachelor’s degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences, tied with Tuskegee University.
10/17/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Researchers at North Carolina A&T and N.C. State will test a promising new method to improve soil health and organic crop yields while mitigating the effects of climate change.
10/02/2024 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Walter Hood ’81, a University of California, Berkeley department chair, is the 2024 winner of the Vincent Scully Prize from the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
09/18/2024 in Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The partnership between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the Environmental Protection Agency strengthened as students, professors and environmental officials gathered for a symposium at the University Farm.
08/29/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) welcomed a delegation of government leaders from the Republics of Malawi and Zambia to campus this summer to showcase agricultural research and techniques the nations may consider adopting.
03/15/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Starting this spring, N.C. A&T will lead a project that aims to break that bottleneck. Funded by a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, Goins will lead a team of university, N.C. Cooperative Extension, business and research partners in developing a plan to share information and technology faster and more broadly across the state by building an “ag tech corridor” from central North Carolina to the east.
02/07/2024 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Ronald Simmons, of Master Blend Family Farms in Kenansville, North Carolina, started his business in 2012, became N.C. A&T’s Small Farmer of the Year in 2018 and returns this year as keynote speaker for the week's luncheon event.
01/25/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships. She also came to bring good news: USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will invest nearly $1 million in a new A&T project to help advance environmental justice in agriculture through its Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI.)
01/23/2024 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Honors College
Three North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University undergraduate students have been selected as 2023 Astronaut Scholars, an elite scholarship awarded annually to the nation’s most academically accomplished students pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees.
11/27/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
New niche crops, ethnic foods and multicultural food traditions are all on the menu for the 38th annual Small Farms Week, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture. Set for March 24-30, 2024, the week’s theme is “New Paths to Profits.”
11/01/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A new portable charging trailer, customized for the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences research division, can run presentations, access the internet, charge phones and other electronics, even play Bluetooth radio.
10/10/2023 in Cooperative Extension, Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
An advanced milking system takes the only dairy in the nation at an HBCU to the cutting edge of precision agriculture, helping A&T to educate students ready for impact in the industry.
09/29/2023 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Representing North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan ‘98 will be inducted into the government category for the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation.
08/03/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Mohamed Ahmedna, dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been named to Business N.C. magazine’s Power List in the area of agriculture.
08/02/2023 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) will receive nearly $2 million to test environmentally friendly growing techniques, improve educational training on food allergies, strengthen nutritional science programs and more – six projects in all – as part of a competitive grant program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
06/02/2023 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Engineering
Four faculty members who completed the rigorous Association for College and University Educators (ACUE) development program were recognized as outstanding teachers during North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s 2022-23 award banquet.
02/14/2023 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s only twice-appointed leader, Secretary Thomas Vilsack, came to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University Farm on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to discuss the major investment USDA is making in climate-smart agriculture – and then, to get a first-hand look at those practices in action.
10/27/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T has been awarded nearly $1.1 million in new grant funding from the USDA to help small farmers across North Carolina and recruit students interested in careers in natural resource management.
04/21/2021 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Prominent experts from multiple institutions will explore new and emerging environmental concerns on this 51st annual celebration of Earth Day.
04/12/2021 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., a professor of functional foods and human health at N.C. A&T’s Center of Excellence for Post-Harvest Technologies at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $1 million from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
03/24/2021 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
As part of Small Farms Week, Mike Jones of Mae Farms has been named the 2021 N.C. Small Farmer of the Year, a recognition awarded annually by Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T.
01/21/2021 in Academic Affairs, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T will offer a new Ph.D. in agriculture and environmental sciences through its College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
12/17/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Defense Fund and CAES held a virtual signing ceremony to formalize an internship program that has been operating for three years to develop future environmental leaders.
12/10/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation will enable Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T to strengthen the state’s network of community gardens.
10/15/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Sanjun Gu, Ph.D., horticulture specialist with Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, will be honored with this year’s 1890 Institutions Regional Excellence in Extension Award for expansion of horticulture science to all communities.
10/06/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler brought a timely message to the CAES this week: food insecurity is one of this era’s prominent problems, but one that his agency is helping to mitigate.
10/02/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Amos and Kaci Nidiffer, the owners of Trosly Farm in Avery County, are the 2020 North Carolina Small Farmers of the Year.
09/30/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Cooperative Extension at N.C A&T, in partnership with its Strategic Planning Council, will connect real people with real issues and real strategies during the Grassroots Leadership Conference on Thursday, Oct. 22.
09/08/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate College
The Graduate College at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has created a graduate level interdisciplinary certificate program focused on training students to find solutions to contemporary environmental issues
08/06/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A multi-university team that includes two faculty members from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has won a five-year, $10 million grant from the USDA to research the sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production.
07/13/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A study led by Jianmei Yu, Ph.D., a research associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, evaluated whether the protease treatment of peanuts will have an impact on the oxidative stability during storage. Yu’s previous study showed this treatment was more effective than others in reducing the allergen content of peanuts.
05/06/2020 in Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
For Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a call to action that Extension has answered with a full-throttle effort to help limited-resource families and farmers withstand an unprecedented crisis.
03/10/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Two students for the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences were named to USDA’s Future Leaders in Agriculture program.
02/24/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s annual tribute to small-scale agriculture begins March 22 with events and educational programs designed to inform the public and provide research-based information to support small farmers.
02/20/2020 in College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
More than 250 industry partners, Extension agents and farmers from across the state came to the campus of North Carolina A&T on Feb. 11 to learn the latest tips and information for growing industrial hemp during the university’s first Hemp Conference.
10/24/2019 in Academic Affairs, Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism & Mass Communication English, College of Business and Economics, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University celebrated its annual Fall Convocation program Thursday, Oct. 24, in Harrison Auditorium. The program recognized student athletes for their academic and athletic accomplishments and welcomed back alumni for “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth” celebration.
09/25/2019 in Alumni, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The MacArthur Foundation announced today that Walter Hood ’81, founder and creative director of Hood Design Studio, a landscape architecture firm based in Oakland, California is a 2019 recipient of the “Genius Grant.” The $625,000 award is administered by the MacArthur Fellowship program that is paid out over a five year span, with no strings attached. The grant is given to extraordinary, talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential.
07/18/2019 in Research, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology
Faculty researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University earned $64.37 million in contracts and grants in 2018-19, school leaders revealed today.
