The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
New England’s dairy milk supply is a vast network of production, processing and delivery of raw milk and products that crosses several state borders. Vermont is New England’s dairy powerhouse, producing 2.5 billion pounds of milk for the regional milkshed in 2022, from farms large and small, conventional, and certified organic. Continue reading “Vermont Dairy Mapping Project Aims to Help Secure the New England Milk Supply”
UVM Nutrition and Food Sciences Associate Professor and Gund Fellow Meredith Niles has been appointed as the Gund Institute for Environment’s acting director. Continue reading “Niles Appointed Acting Director of the Gund Institute”
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”
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”
CDAE Professor David Conner’s CDAE 168 (Marketing for Community Entrepreneurs) class welcomed back former student and course Teaching Assistant (TA) Emma Arian as a guest speaker on December 6, 2022. Emma is currently the marketing and promotions manager for three local organizations: Vermont Brewers Association, Vermont Fresh Network and DigInVT. She took the class in Fall 2018 and was the TA in Fall 2019, before graduating with a degree in community entrepreneurship in 2020. Emma discussed her current job responsibilities, including grant writing and fulfillment, event planning, social media campaigns, newsletter writing and blogging. Continue reading “CDAE Alum Offers Advice to Build Networks for Career Success”