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Research station aerial view

Jun 27, 2024

Advancing Food Animal Innovation and Talent Development Grants

The North Carolina Food Animal Initiative (FAI) is accepting proposals for Advancing Food Animal Innovation and Talent Development Grants.  
Ally Elliott on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota

Jun 10, 2024

From the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, Ally Elliott Reports

Students at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine have access to all kinds of internships, externships and research experiences during their four years of school. This summer, several students are sharing some of what they’re doing and learning in real time. 
In the right foreground, Dr. Danielle Mzyk smiles at two students working with a goat on a farm.

Apr 4, 2024

From ‘Bench to Farm to Table,’ 3-Time Alumna Helps Ruminants and Protects Our Food

Dr. Danielle Mzyk, an NC State College of Veterinary Medicine clinical veterinarian, safeguards the nation’s agricultural system and cares for North Carolina’s livestock, all in a day’s work. 
Man in red hat and blue gloves pointing speaking to students

Feb 27, 2024

Grant Boosts Agricultural Institute’s Career Readiness Programs

Three years after receiving nearly $1 million in funding from the Golden Leaf Foundation, the Agricultural Institute has developed robust programming to prepare current and future students for the ever-evolving world of agricultural management and livestock processing. 
An instructor in green overalls leans against a barn containing cows while teaching a row of students in overalls during a farm lab class.

Oct 19, 2023

NC State Scholars Program Fosters Food-Focused Future Vets

Through its Food Animal Scholars initiative, the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine equips veterinarians-in-training to produce healthy food that nourishes and fuels North Carolina. 
Three piglets look into the camera from below, their faces upturned.

Oct 10, 2023

NC State Researchers Partner with USDA to Combat Deadly Virus Affecting Pigs Nationwide

By studying the role unclean vehicles might have in transmitting a swine coronavirus, researchers help boost North Carolina’s food animal industry and support federal agencies in fighting other devastating diseases. 
a woman scientist wearing a purple lab coat working in a lab

Jun 6, 2023

The Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance

North Carolina Food Animal Initiative Fellow Jessica Parzygnat is studying antimicrobial resistance on poultry farms, and what we can do to avoid it. 
a female undergraduate student smiling while holding a pig

May 2, 2023

Student Discovers Passion for Pigs at NC State

Molly Jones will start vet school in the fall after working with pigs throughout her undergraduate studies as a Food Animal Scholar. 

May 2, 2022

Bryson Jacobs: Finding His Fit in Animal Science

Upon graduation, animal science senior Bryson Jacobs will complete an internship at Select Sires in Plain City, Ohio. He will then start vet school at The Ohio State University in the fall. 
Dr. Peter Ferket FAI Summit

Jan 20, 2022

FAI Summit Success

The Food Animal Initiative (FAI) Summit was a success this past September. Combining three separate conferences - the CFIA Fall Conference, the AHNC Symposium, and the PAS Symposium - created a much-needed sense of “normalcy” and provided a valuable exchange of knowledge.