Over the last 35 years, the UVM Morgan Horse Farm has offered students and community members the chance to learn beside industry professionals from the Middlebury, VT area. Continue reading “Morgan Horse Farm Holds Equine Reproduction Workshop”
CALS New Hires-March 2023
Joao Costa, Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Costa comes from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where he was an assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Food Science. His expertise is in precision dairy and dairy cattle management as related to behavior, nutrition, One Health, welfare, and sustainability. Continue reading “CALS New Hires-March 2023”
CALS in the News-March 2023
A Reuters article on how climate change is impacting the maple sugaring season cites research from the Proctor Maple Research Center and features expert commentary from PMRC Director Tim Perkins. Continue reading “CALS in the News-March 2023”
CALS New Hires-February 2023
Brian Vaughan, Horticulture Research and Education Center (HREC) Operations Coordinator
Brian Vaughan is a 1999 UVM Plant and Soil Science graduate in urban forestry and landscape horticulture, with a minor in applied design.
During his time as an undergraduate, Vaughan founded the UVM Horticulture Club which is still in existence and thriving Continue reading “CALS New Hires-February 2023”
UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center: A Year in Review
The Horticulture Research and Education Center (HREC) recently presented a year-end review highlighting the significant research, teaching and outreach activities that took place at the farm in 2022. The 97-acre property located just a few miles from campus in South Burlington serves as the primary field laboratory site for agronomic and horticultural crop research for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and is the home of the Catamount Educational Farm, which provides a platform for research and education, serves as a model for sustainable fruit and vegetable production, and generates food for the local community.
Continue reading “UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center: A Year in Review”