The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The UVM Extension Master Gardener Helpline phones are now open on Thursday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The phone number is 802-656-5421 (leave a voicemail if calling outside of operating hours). The helpline phones are staffed during the gardening season until October 26. Continue reading “Extension Master Gardener Helpline Now Open for the Season”
UVM Extension is co-hosting a series of farm tours of commercial goat dairies across Vermont. Connect with other goat dairy producers and with Extension dairy specialists to see and discuss parlor and barn design, herd health, goat dairy financials, grazing, considerations for value-added production, and more. Continue reading “UVM Extension Hosting 2023 Dairy Goat Farm Tours”
(Summary written by Wanda Emerich at The Miner Institute.)
Saratoga Springs, New York was the home base for the 2023 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC). The competition was held from March 30 to April 1, with six area dairies participating in the educational event. Dairy students from 31 colleges worked to improve their dairy management and communication skills, networked with other students, and explored industry careers. Continue reading “UVM Students Compete in 21st Annual Dairy Challenge”
On behalf of Chris Callahan, Hans Estrin, and Andrew May, please join us for the upcoming Cells to Society events. Continue reading “Upcoming Cells to Society Events-April 2023”
Over the last 35 years, the UVM Morgan Horse Farm has offered students and community members the chance to learn beside industry professionals from the Middlebury, VT area. Continue reading “Morgan Horse Farm Holds Equine Reproduction Workshop”