Research by Plant and Soil Science Associate Professor Stephanie Hurley and PhD student Michael Ament were featured in a Lake Champlain Sea Grant article entitled, “Making Green Infrastructure Greener.”
McKay Leads New Cattle Genomics Collaboration
A team of researchers from four universities across the U.S. was awarded an Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI) grant to establish the “Cattle Genome to Herd Phenotyping for Precision Ag” initiative. UVM Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department Associate Professor Stephanie McKay is the lead principal investigator for the project, and she will work with researchers from Oklahoma State University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Idaho to improve cattle productivity through phenotyping technologies. This grant is one of seven seed grants, ranging between $15,000$20,000. Continue reading “McKay Leads New Cattle Genomics Collaboration”
Vermont EIP Awarded $165,000 Grant
Ann Hazelrigg, Margaret Skinner, Heather Darby, and Terry Bradshaw were awarded a three-year, $165,000 grant from the USDA NIFA Crop Protection and Pest Management Program (CPPM), to fund the Vermont IPM Extension Implementation Program (VT EIP). Continue reading “Vermont EIP Awarded $165,000 Grant”
Deb Neher Delivers Keynote at ISHS International Symposium
Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Neher was a keynote speaker at GrowingMedia2021, the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)’s International Symposium on Growing Media, Soilless Cultivation and Compost Utilization in Horticulture. Neher spoke on the topic of using compost for suppressing soilborne plant pathogens. Watch her presentation here! (Talk begins at 4:47:12) Continue reading “Deb Neher Delivers Keynote at ISHS International Symposium”