CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. Below is a collection of recent stories.
March 2022 New Hires
Eric Hatungimana, Postdoctoral Associate, Animal and Veterinary Sciences (ASCI)
Dr. Eric Hatungimana is a postdoctoral associate and will be working on sustainable intensification of forage-based dairy farms through improved forages and feeding, under the supervision of ASCI Associate Professor Sabrina Greenwood. His research project aims at managing forages to maximize economic and environmental gains as well as agronomic productivity of dairy farms in the northeast U.S. Continue reading “March 2022 New Hires”
March 2022 Across the Fence Highlights
Need to add some humor in your life? Watch this video about the new book, “I Could Hardly Keep From Laughing”, an illustrated collection of Vermont humor.
New Farmer Project & Women’s Ag Network Grant Funded
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”
Produce Safety in Hydroponic & Aquaponic Operations Webinar
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”