The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
UVM Professor of Public Policy and Computer Science Asim Zia has a mission to create global collaborations with countries to protect fresh water resources. Continue reading “Getting Past Handshaking to Life-Saving Action on Climate Change”
Crystal Baldwin, UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE) staff, was awarded the 2022 Attorney General Career Staff of the Year Award by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), at its annual meeting in Washington D.C. during December, 2022. Continue reading “Baldwin Awarded Attorney General Staff of the Year”
The UVM CREAM program will be featured on the next episode of Holstein America, an hour-long documentary style TV show that features Registered Holstein herds across the country. The program, produced by Holstein Association USA and sponsored by Merck Animal Health, airs twice annually and shares stories of dairy farms and families nationwide.
Continue reading “UVM CREAM To Be Featured on Holstein America”
Since its start in 1991, the UVM Extension Master Gardener program has offered a Gardening Helpline, where trained volunteers respond to home and community gardening questions from Vermonters throughout the state.
Over the past few years, the helpline has pivoted from a telephone call-in service to going completely online during COVID-19, and in 2022, to a blended service. Vermonters can either call in or ask their questions online through Ask Extension (a national initiative created and maintained by the Extension Foundation). Continue reading “Gardening Helpline Hits a Five-Year High”
Extension Vegetable Nutrient Management Specialist Becky Maden and PSS Professor Deb Neher were featured in an Across the Fence episode on 11/1/22 on the benefits of soil steaming. Tune in to learn how commercial vegetable growers use soil steaming in high tunnels to eradicate weeds and pathogens.
Continue reading “Across the Fence Highlights-December 2022”