The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The UVM Institute for Agroecology is excited to announce that they have been awarded a seed grant from the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships, to support Agroecology and Just Transitions research in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom (NEK). Continue reading “Agroecology Institute Receives Rural Partnerships Grant”
The North American Center for Saffron Research and Development at the University of Vermont (UVM) and the Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania are hosting the eighth annual workshop on saffron entitled, The Finer Points of Saffron Cultivation, on Thursday April 4, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Continue reading “Saffron Cultivation Workshop to be Held April 4, 2024”
Nutrition and Food Science Assistant Professor Trishnee Bhurosy has been accepted into the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) 2024 Peer Reviewer Academy. Continue reading “Bhurosy Accepted Into Peer Reviewer Academy”
Thanks to the advancement in equine reproduction through intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), the UVM Morgan Horse Farm is thrilled to announce that after 30 years since his last registered foal, a Morgan mare is confirmed in foal to the late, great UVM Promise.
Born in 1966, UVM Promise, (UVM Highlight x UVM Empress), was one of the most successful horses ever produced in the 70-plus years of the UVM Morgan breeding program. He had many world champion titles, significant influence in the brood shed, and is a household name in the Morgan world. Continue reading “Equine Reproduction Advancement Gives Hope for Morgan Horse UVM Promise Progeny”
New research on rural New Englanders shows that gardening, hunting, fishing, foraging, raising poultry and/or livestock, and other home and wild food production (HWFP) activities are important tools for maintaining food security through extreme events, such as pandemics or climate change events. Continue reading “In Rural States, Gardening Helped Prevent Hunger During COVID”