Mar 20, 2017 | News, News/PR
An N.C. State University forestry professor has won an international prize for his work in the molecular genetics of forest trees. Ron Sederoff was awarded the 2017 Marcus Wallenberg Prize on Friday. He will receive the award in Stockholm on Oct. 26 from the King of...
Mar 9, 2016 | News, News/PR
A small stand of poplar trees harvested from a University of Tennessee AgResearch Center is set to help scientists progress further down the path toward low-cost, high-quality biomass and a bioeconomy. Located on UT’s East Tennessee AgResearch Center in Blount...
Dec 10, 2014 | News, News/PR
The sale of a local, state owned forest will not continue as planned. North Carolina State University (NCSU) and the university’s board of trustees for their endowment fund announced in a release Friday the $150 million purchase agreement for the 79,000-acre Hofmann...
Aug 15, 2014 | News, News/PR
Giant urban sprawl could pave over thousands of acres of Southeast forest and agricultural lands, connecting Raleigh to Atlanta by 2060, if growth continues at its current pace, according to a newly released research paper from the U.S. Geological Survey. “We could be...
Jul 7, 2014 | News, News/PR
The N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative recently awarded $500,000 in grants for six new research projects to boost bioenergy opportunities and production in the state, according to Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “We are excited to have the opportunity to...
