CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. Below is a collection of recent stories.
- Daily food choices & habits to help manage anxiety – Brierley Horton, a registered dietician and UVM alumni, is referenced in this article for her podcast on the connection between food and mental wellness. Cooking Light.
- Out with the old, in with the new: lawn transformation – A commentary by Krista Fillion, Alicia Brisson and Lyndsey Parrott, CALS students studying the economics of sustainability.
- UVM dairy barn welcomes 4,000th calf – CREAM students were interviewed for this story about managing the UVM dairy herd. WCAX.
- Fungi may kill winter ticks and help moose survive– UVM Entomologist Cheryl Sullivan was interviewed about her research project investigating entomopathogenic fungi as potential allies against the moose winter tick. Northern Woodlands.
- Was Vermont’s pioneering law requiring GMO labeling much ado about nothing? – Community Development and Applied Economics Professor and Chair Jane Kolodinsky is quoted and her research cited in this article about the impact of GMO food labeling. Yahoo News.
- Hygienic design for food safety – Extension Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering Chris Callahan was interviewed about hygienic design in keeping food processing equipment clean and sanitized. Country Folks Grower.
- New research on cyanobacteria blooms in Vermont’s Missisquoi Bay – The article is based on new research from Community Development and Applied Economics Professor Asim Zia and Vermont EPSCoR, about a unique modeling method to more precisely assess the influences of temperature and precipitation on cyanobacteria blooms in Mississquoi Bay. Vermont Biz.
- Plant and Soil Science Research Assistant Professor Josh Faulkner is cited as an expert witness in a pollution lawsuit involving a Vermont dairy farm that’s been getting a lot of local coverage.
- New farmer online workshops address labor questions – The UVM Extension New Farmer Project and other collaborators will host an online workshop series, beginning January 11. Mountain Times.
- Why the most expensive spice in the world is now growing in hundreds of small American farms – Research Professor and Extension Entomologist Margaret Skinner was interviewed for this story about growing saffron. Eating Well.
- Salt shrinkage saves streams, cuts costs – Extension Associate Professor Kris Stepenuck was interviewed about reducing road salt use to protect water quality. The Other Paper.
- Governor Hochul announces appointments to Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force – Extension Associate Professor Kris Stepenuck was appointed to this state task force. State of New York website.
- New resource helps farm hosts navigate listing sites – UVM Extension, Vermont Fresh Network, Dig In Vermont and Farm Stay USA have developed a comparison table to help agritourism operators make informed decisions about listing and booking farm stays and on-farm experiences. Morning Ag Clips.
- Several news outlets have written about the food insecurity policy brief, Change in Food Security and Health Outcomes Since the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern New England, regarding health outcomes from pandemic food insecurity:
- A blast from the past: Vermont farmer first to capture photos of snowflakes in 1885 – Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley from Jericho, VT, was the first person to successfully photograph a snowflake. He collaborated with George Henry Perkins, UVM natural history professor, to publish an article in which Bentley argued that no two snow crystals were alike. Antique Trader.