The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Ashley McCarthy, a post-doctorate in Nutrition and Food Sciences, along with UVM faculty Meredith Niles, Emily Belarmino, and Farryl Bertmann, recently published an article in the journal Nutrients entitled, Food Security Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Evidence from a Cohort of Adults in Vermont during the First Year. Continue reading “Pandemic Food Security Research Published”
UVM Extension’s New Farmer Project and Women’s Agricultural Network received a three-year, $600,000 USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) grant. The funding will enable the delivery of education and decision support tools to beginning farmers and ranchers that will help them increase labor management knowledge and confidence. The program will also help beginner farmers adopt employee recruitment, supervision and retention practices to improve farm business performance and/or farmer satisfaction with quality of life. Continue reading “New Farmer Project & Women’s Ag Network Grant Funded”
The UVM Greenhouses have begun selling pansy mixes at the main campus location, to kick off spring plant sales. If you want to add some color to your space to get in the spring mood, you can visit the greenhouses from Monday to Thursday, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m., and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Continue reading “UVM Greenhouses Pansy, Oddball and Spring Sale”
Join the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and UVM Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS) Research Specialist Sean Fogarty, for an educational webinar about produce safety in hydroponic and aquaponic crop production systems. The webinar, Foundations of Produce Safety in Hydroponic and Aquaponic Operations, will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. Continue reading “Produce Safety in Hydroponic & Aquaponic Operations Webinar”
The Soil Health Working Group of the Food Systems Research Center at UVM published their white paper in the Phytobiomes Journal. The publication is entitled, Resilient Soils for Resilient Farms: An Integrative Approach to Assess, Promote and Value Soil Health for Small- and Medium-Size Farms. Continue reading “Research Framework to Advance Understanding of Soil Microbiome”