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Here are the latest news stories from our climate adaptation through agriculture and soil management research teams. Check back for updates and findings from our Biochar, Saltwater Intrusion and Greenhouse Gas Emissions teams.
For Extension guidance to farmers and other stakeholders, see our published Fact Sheets. For additional news from our faculty and researchers, visit our NC State home at the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences.
News Stories From CASM Teams
- Soil scientist Matt Ricker spent 96 days in the jungle with meager hand tools to bring back data that refine existing knowledge of early Maya water management at the El-Peru Waka site.
- Extension faculty from North Carolina State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences have joined a network of 28 public and private partners to assist producers in implementing climate-smart grassland management strategies and to valuate […]
- NC State researchers investigate if enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) could benefit both farm profitability and the environment.
- Soybean plant roots weaken when placed under climate change stresses, a new study shows.
- One of the biggest barriers to organic farming is the transition period lag in soil health metrics. A group of NC State researchers is investigating if soil carbon can fast forward the soil health benefits of […]
- NC State’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is delighted to announce a series of planned and current gifts totaling over $8M to enhance the study of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation through agriculture.
Other Press

CASM’s Dr. Alex Woodley talks with Spectrum One about agriculture’s role in mitigating climate change.

Dr. Woodley discusses the importance of climate-resilient agriculture to North Carolina’s farmers and citizens on Spectrum One.