The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The UVM Extension Farm Viability Program’s Farmer Peer-to-Peer (FPtP) Discussion Group met during August at Pigasus farm in South Hero, VT. The FPtP is a group of farming peers which meets monthly over the course of a year, to tour and learn from participants varied farming operations, share challenges and opportunities, and hone business management skills. Continue reading “Extension Farm Viability Peer-to-Peer Meets at Pigasus Farm”
On a quest to monitor and inventory Vermont’s corky-barked wonder, the black ash tree (Fraxinus nigra), UVM Field Naturalist Program graduate student Charlotte Cadow has spent the summer hopping, plunging, and tromping through seeps, swamps, and floodplain forests. Continue reading “Black Ash, the Corky Barked Wonder Tree”
Amber Reed, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture pasture technical assistance provider, was interviewed for a video produced by the Northeast Dairy Innovation Center entitled, “Can we grow Vermont’s sheep industry?” Continue reading “Can We Grow Vermont’s Sheep Industry?”
Governor Phil Scott signed a proclamation that August 2022 is agritourism month in Vermont. The proclamation celebrates the International Workshop on Agritourism that was hosted by UVM Extension from August 30 to September 1 in Burlington, VT
Continue reading “August Declared Agritourism Month in Vermont”