It's National Volunteer Week, which means it's the perfect time to celebrate our Master Gardener volunteers! 🌱 Over 4,000 volunteers across N.C. devote their time to help teach North Carolinians about plants. Find out how you can celebrate them this week: ncst.at/O94U50Rnggt

We had a wonderful time at Farm Animal Days last week! 🐮🐔🐴 The event was a great success, and children were able to meet all kinds of farm animals, climb aboard tractors and learn all about agriculture.

A big thank you to NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for hosting Farm Animal Days!

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

Extension has many programs that create sustainability solutions for environmental challenges. Learn about the Garbage to Gardens program, where students transform cafeteria garbage into compost for school gardens and outdoor spaces: ncst.at/FUQ050Rlm8j

Save the date for Farm Animal Days! 🐔🐮🐷

Farm Animal Days gives children the chance to see and touch farm animals and learn about agriculture. Don't miss our booth!

📆: April 17-19
⏰: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
📍: NC State University Beef Education Unit
🔗: ncst.at/7QbN50Rgs07

Hey parents of rising high schoolers! 👋 NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Howling with CALS Camp allows rising high-school freshmen from rural N.C. counties or underrepresented communities to reside on NC State's campus and learn more about ag and life sciences.

Apply now: ncst.at/EEWL50RchoM

The Chatham County Spring Ag Fest was a great success! The festival was a celebration of Chatham County's agriculture, forestry and natural resources.

Check out the full album of photos from the Spring Ag Fest: growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/03/ag-fes…

#NextGenAg Ever since she was a little girl, Leah Solomon has loved agriculture. From playing in the tobacco barns to studying agriculture at @ncstate, our state’s number-one industry has shaped Leah’s path in many ways. Learn more on Facebook! #NCAgriculture NC State Extension

It's every allergy-sufferer's least favorite time of year—pollen season. 🤧

As a layer of yellow covers almost everything around us, you might be wondering what contributes to pollen production and how it impacts our environment. Find out from our expert: ncst.at/4Ikr50R6SVL

Is your rising high school freshman interested in ag and life sciences? 🌾🔬 Our Howling with CALS Camp offers rising high school freshmen from rural N.C. counties or underrepresented communities the opportunity to learn about NC State CALS.

Apply today: ncst.at/acZH50R6FHz

Have you heard the buzz? 🪲 Cicadas are COMING. This year is a special one for the cicada, with the emergence of two broods, one 13-year and one 17-year. Find out what this means for North Carolinians from our insect expert Matt Bertone: ncst.at/9GSj50R58my

🔊 New extension publication “quantifying pasture productivity” 👉 content.ces.ncsu.edu/quantifying-pa… ⁦NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences⁩ ⁦NC State Extension⁩ pratyush singh

Latest news on cotton.ces.ncsu.edu: cotton.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/03/ncda-c… Keith Edmisten Dominic Reisig Daisy Ahumada Charlie Cahoon NCDA&CS NC State Crop & Soil Sciences NC State Extension

At the CALS HOT Jobs Fair today, students connected with dozens of employers in the ag and life sciences fields. 👔

Top employers like NC State Extension, AgCarolinaFarmCredit, North Carolina 4-H and more were present to talk with our students about full-time job and internship opportunities.

NC State Extension received a special donation of fine art depicting NC State's iconic Memorial Belltower earlier this month. The original artwork by renowned pen and ink artist Jerry Miller was estimated to have been finished in 1975.

Learn more: ncst.at/ctNf50R2KZJ

Thank you to each and every one of our donors that gave to NC State Extension on NC State University Day of Giving. By #GivingPack to Extension, you helped us extend research-based knowledge, empower youth with leadership skills and enrich the lives of millions of North Carolinians!

Did you know NC State Extension generates $2.1 billion in economic impact for our state each year?

#GivingPack to NC State Extension today helps us foster economic prosperity in North Carolina. Join us: ncst.at/qSHh50QYivc

We help people make healthier decisions, lower their risk of chronic disease and live better lives. You can help us expand our educational efforts to even more families in need by #GivingPack at ncst.at/bgjr50QQk91

We have surpassed our total dollars raised last year! We are beyond thankful for your support, CALS Pack. 🫶

We may be best known for agriculture and food, but Extension experts address our state's forestry, tourism and natural resources challenges too! Support all of Extension by #GivingPack today at ncst.at/bgjr50QQk91!

Donations like this will help us protect pollinators and ensure honey bee health for generations to come! Thank you NC Beekeepers for #GivingPack – we're doing our bee dance now 🕺🐝💃