ALT Infographic announcing the winner of the 2026 National Excellence in Multistate Research Award. On the right side there is a group photo of the research team, a photo of a cow and calf, and a photo of a ewe and lamb. The left side is white text and logos on a navy blue background.

ALT Two round grain silos being filled through a long yellow auger connected to a tractor and grain truck, with a trailer of corn parked on gravel beside a grassy area and tree line.

ALT A researcher stands inside a long, open-sided milking barn as rows of dairy cows eat from feed bunks along a central aisle

ALT Rosenbusch headshot

ALT a researcher examines equipment for irrigation measurement

ALT A researcher wears waders and crouches in a narrow stream to fill a glass vial with a water sample. The banks of the stream are lined with green shrubs.

ALT a young child holds two potatoes that have recently been harvested

ALT Blessing Masasi, Ph.D., N.C. A&T State University Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, right, and graduate student Anuoluwapo Adelabu check hydration levels in tomato plants, using a handheld device.

ALT a group pf people outdoors wearing PPE receiving a water training

ALT a soil scientist taking a sample in a field

ALT Gregg Rentfrow teaches during an Extension event. The screen beside him shows the UK logo.

ALT Oyster harvesting on Manhasset bay