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Growing the Future of Agriculture

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is revolutionizing how we grow food, finding innovative solutions to real-world challenges and developing an agile workforce equipped to reimagine what’s possible.

Your Path to CALS

Did you know there’s more than one way to get into CALS? Initiatives like STEAM, ASPIRE, Community College Partnership Program and the Agricultural Institute (AGI) offer potential paths to agriculture and life sciences education at NC State.

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Students enjoy a warm fall day at Mary Yarborough court on main campus. Photo by Marc Hall

Let’s Get Social

Stay connected with all things CALS on our social media channels.

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Taking a pause isn’t a pause in progress, it’s how we keep growing. 🌱 This #WorldMentalHealthDay, our CALS team shares some simple ways to manage stress during the semester.

Check out our NC State wellness resources at the link in our bio. 

#LightenYourPack
Meet the MooMobile — Howling Cow’s new truck that’s steering ice cream and dairy education to campus events. 🍦🚚

The truck is outfitted with five freezers and the capacity for staff to dole out over 3,000 servings of ice cream. It provides an exciting opportunity for NC State student workers who help prep, stock, drive and serve. 

“In addition to ice cream service, we will have our agritourism team accompany the truck to answer questions about the cow lifecycle and how we get milk from the farm to the table,” said Carl Hollifield, director of NC State’s Dairy Enterprise System. “I believe that our mission of teaching, research and extension will be strengthened by being able to get off the farm and around campus to promote dairy farming and animal agriculture.”

The MooMobile can be booked for campus events. Get the full scoop on the truck and the NC State students working behind the scenes at the link in our bio.