Reprinted from N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative
When Justin Ingram walked through the doors of North Carolina State University’s Plant Sciences Building in July, the teaching and learning specialist with the Johnston County school district knew that science is vital to agriculture.
But his ideas were vague – “amorphous” is how he puts it.
That was until he spent three weeks as an intern with the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative. Ingram says the internship opened his eyes to how high-tech agriculture has become and how diverse its related off-farm career opportunities are.