In 2005 Bob Kellam, retired from the U.S. EPA and managing his small urban farm, became an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer (EMGV) in Wake County. Since then, he has provided local leadership to the EMGV Wake County program, as well as leading the statewide EMGV Association. He has also chaired the NC EMGV endowment. Continue reading
JC Raulston Arboretum members. volunteers, and stakeholders are very pleased to announce that Arlene Calhoun has been named Assistant Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NCSU.
Arlene has a background as an executive with experience in direct marketing, business operations, and communications with a focus on building revenue streams. After 15 years in the business world, Arlene was ready for new challenges. She began as a volunteer with the JCRA, helping to gather needed data to analyze our rental program and was subsequently hired as the JCRA Volunteer & Membership Coordinator. Continue reading
Dr. Ricardo Hernández is originally from the north part of Mexico in the state of Chihuahua. He came to the United States for his education. He earned a Undergraduate degree in Agronomy from New Mexico State University, Masters of Science in Entomology (biocontrol) from Texas A&M University, and Doctorate degree in Plant Physiology with a minor in Ag & Biosystems Engineering from the University of Arizona. His program focus at the Department of Horticultural Science will be in Horticulture Sustainable Energy. His areas of research are: Continue reading
On Saturday, October 3, 2015, 9:00am – 12:00pm, hundreds of the CALS family will turn out in celebration of North Carolina Agriculture. The 24th annual Tailgate event will host family-activities, music, food, and exhibits with appearances from NC State mascots Mr. and Mrs. Wuf. At 12:30pm, the Wolfpack will take on the Louisville Cardinals. Continue reading
Election as a Fellow of the ASHS Society is the highest honor that can bestow members, in recognition of truly outstanding contributions to horticulture and the ASHS Society.
Dr. Ranney’s research is focused in development of new nursery and bioenergy crops with greater adaptability, pest resistance, and commercial potential; enhancement of production efficiency and quality of crops; performance of basic research in plant science, cytogenetics, and reproductive biology.
The ASHS Outstanding Researcher Award recognizes a horticultural crops scientist who has had an outstanding record in research on one or more horticultural crops and in one or more areas of horticultural research for a period of 10 or more years.
Dr. Perkins-Veazie’s research areas cover farm to fork fresh storage, quality, food safety, and phytonutrient content of fresh or minimally processed fruits and vegetables. Most research is in areas of caneberry shelf life and watermelon uses as phytonutrient sources for improving human health.
Horticultural Science Department Head and Floriculture Professor. Conducting research primarily on cut flowers (new cultivar evaluations, production studies, postharvest experiments, and marketing analysis), poinsettias, and rooted and unrooted cuttings (production) and postharvest handling.
