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Hatching a Future Career

Deana Poteat, who recently earned her bachelor's degrees in animal science and poultry science, will take the next step in her career this fall as a Food Animal Scholar with NC State's College of Veterinary Medicine.

Discover Her Story

95% Job Placement

Students with high-need degrees get jobs that have salaries well above the state’s median income.

Student Resources

$1.5 Billion

Our agricultural research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

Top-Notch Research

27-to-1 ROI

NC State Extension helps fuel the state’s economy by delivering solutions directly to residents.

NC State Extension

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.

Explore Now

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Undergraduate Programs

Explore two-year, four-year, online and certificate programs.

Graduate Programs

Pursue an advanced degree where the basic and applied sciences meet.

Scholarships

Make a CALS education possible with a variety of funding opportunities.

Careers

See what’s possible with a degree in the agricultural and life sciences at CALS.

Student Wellness

CALS students are given the resources they need to find their place, their people, and themselves.

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NC State Researchers Pioneer New Carbon Capture Technology

Pablo Ortiz Paciello, a graduate student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering’s Biocarbon Utilization and Sequestration (BUS) Lab, is working on research and related technology that aims to collect carbon dioxide directly from compost piles before it reaches the atmosphere, capturing the gas as a value-added product.

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North Carolina’s Top Employer: Agriculture and Associated Industries

Agriculture, including food, fiber and forestry, ranks as North Carolina’s top employer and generates $117 billion in economic activity, according to the latest statewide report, based on 2024 data.

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Policy and Automation Are Key Solutions to Ag Labor Shortages

A shortage of labor is often cited as the No. 1 agricultural challenge in North Carolina and the United States today. NC State labor specialist Alejandro Gutierrez-Li says the short-term solution is immigration policy, while the long-term solution is automation.

Let’s Get Social

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

What a wonderful Wolfpack welcome. 🫶🐺

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We’d go to the moon and Pack to find you, Howling Cow. 🍨🌒

Howl at the Moon, @ncstatehowlingcow’s new, limited-edition ice cream flavor, has a cheesecake base with blueberry and raspberry swirls and pieces of graham cracker pie crust. This cosmic flavor was created by our talented team at @fbnsncstate in honor of NASA astronaut and three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch.

Howl at the Moon will be available for a limited time at Talley Student Union and the Howling Cow Dairy Education Center and Creamery, while supplies last.

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We’d go to the moon and Pack to find you, Howling Cow. 🍨🌒

Howl at the Moon, @ncstatehowlingcow’s new, limited-edition ice cream flavor, has a cheesecake base with blueberry and raspberry swirls and pieces of graham cracker pie crust. This cosmic flavor was created by our talented team at @fbnsncstate in honor of NASA astronaut and three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch.

Howl at the Moon will be available for a limited time at Talley Student Union and the Howling Cow Dairy Education Center and Creamery, while supplies last.

Growing your future starts with the right connections. 🌱🐺 At the CALS Connection event earlier this week, students connected with all things CALS — from academic departments to career services to student resources.

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped us kick off the semester right!

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Growing your future starts with the right connections. 🌱🐺 At the CALS Connection event earlier this week, students connected with all things CALS — from academic departments to career services to student resources.

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped us kick off the semester right!

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Meet Garey Fox

From head of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering to the dean of CALS, Garey Fox is leading our college into the future of agriculture and life sciences.

Meet the Dean

Research

Discover the research and innovations that allow us to solve grand challenges in agriculture and the life sciences.

Food Animal Initiative

Establishing North Carolina as the world leader in food-animal biosciences.

Food Innovation Lab

Driving plant-based food innovation from concept to commercialization.

Plant Sciences Initiative

Improving the world through plant science innovation.

CALS Weekly

Sep 01

Tuesday9:00 AM

Workshop: Predicting Crop Residue Cover