The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
With a wealth of available information, has anyone really connected the data dots in coffee? The State of Coffee Smallholder Platform is an open access data resource for coffee farmers and other actors along the coffee value chain. The purpose is to remove barriers from equitable information sharing, to help all value chain actors better assess socio-economic and environmental gaps, outcomes and trends. Continue reading “State of the Smallholder Coffee Farmer”
Research by Plant and Soil Science Associate Professor Stephanie Hurley and PhD student Michael Ament were featured in a Lake Champlain Sea Grant article entitled, “Making Green Infrastructure Greener.”
Emily Belarmino, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, was interviewed recently for WalletHub, a financial advising company. She participated in an expert panel asked for recommendations on economical ways to switch from a meat-based to vegan/vegetarian diet.
Continue reading “Belarmino Gives Tips for Going Vegan-Vegetarian”
One hundred years ago, a statue was placed on the Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge to honor the first of this breed, a horse named Justin Morgan. The farm was originally commissioned by Colonel Joseph Battell in 1878 as the Weybridge Stock Farm, to preserve the Morgan breed and save it from extinction. In 1907 the farm became a cavalry “remount” station managed by the United States Department of Agriculture, and called the Government Morgan Farm. A life-size bronze statue of Justin Morgan was unveiled during a field day on the farm in the fall of 1921. Continue reading “Centennial Celebration Honors Statue of Justin Morgan”
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is pleased to congratulate Steph Dion, Assistant Dean of Human Resources and Business Operations, on receiving the Our Common Ground Staff Award, given annually by the UVM President. The award recognizes UVM staff who exemplify the qualities of UVM’sOur Common Groundvalues and who have made a significant impact on the university through their expression of these values: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, Responsibility. Continue reading “Steph Dion Receives UVM Common Ground Award”