The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Northeast SARE Partnership Grants fund researchers, educators and agricultural service providers working in direct partnership with farmers in the Northeast. Funded projects will design and implement innovative solutions to agricultural sustainability challenges, and strengthen connections between farmers and agricultural service providers. Continue reading “Northeast SARE Partnership Grants Available”
The UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Department of Plant Biology invites applications for the position of scientific director of the Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC) at the rank of associate or full professor, starting August 2024. Continue reading “Applications for PMRC Scientific Director/Professor Being Accepted”
Carly Bass is the new grazing specialist within the Champlain Valley Crop, Soil, and Pasture Team and the Center for Sustainable Agriculture. She is based at the UVM Extension Middlebury office, and will provide technical assistance, outreach, and education to farmers in Addison County and southward into Southern Vermont.
Bass has always been passionate about animals but did not get a lot of exposure to agriculture growing up in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. She began horseback riding at an early age as a way to interact with animals every day. Continue reading “CALS New Hires-January 2024”
Applications are being accepted for the 2024 Agroecology Extension (AX) Summer Research Fellowship, an educational initiative that links undergraduate students from across the country to research and outreach projects at UVM, through the summer Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates. Continue reading “2024 Agroecology Extension Summer Research Fellowship”