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Bradshaw Receives Horticulture Farm Facilities Improvement Grant

An architectural rendering of facility improvements planned for the UVM Hort Farm.
An architectural rendering of planned improvements for the UVM Horticulture Farm.

The UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center (HREC) is a 97 acre property that was purchased by the University of Vermont (UVM) in the early 1950’s. Located in South Burlington, VT, it has been the primary field laboratory for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) applied research and outreach in horticultural and agronomic crops. Continue reading “Bradshaw Receives Horticulture Farm Facilities Improvement Grant”

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2023 Farmer Training Graduates Persisted Through Rain-Soaked Season

A group of men and women who graduate from the UVM farmer training program.
Photo credit: Rachel Stievater.

In late October a graduation ceremony was held for the 2023 cohort of Farmer Training Program students. The students, ranging in age from 19 to 54, arrived in May from all over the country, including Vermont, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Texas. Continue reading “2023 Farmer Training Graduates Persisted Through Rain-Soaked Season”

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Diversified Vegetable Farms Receive Food Safety Training

Three men are discussing cleaning and sanitation methods for produce safety on farms.
Chris Callahan, UVM Extension agricultural engineer, and farmers at Gaia Gardens in Decatur, Georgia discuss cleaning and sanitizing practices.

UVM Extension’s Chris Callahan, Andy Chamberlin, Hans Estrin and Vern Grubinger recently completed a three-year, multi-state project called Training and Technical Support to Help Small Vegetable Farms Meet the Cleaning and Sanitization Requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. Continue reading “Diversified Vegetable Farms Receive Food Safety Training”

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Northwest Crops and Soils Team Reports on Winter Grain Field Trials

Scientists are on a farm doing research on rye crop production.
Heather Darby and Northwest Crops and Soils researchers evaluate winter rye cover crop populations on Borderview Farm.

It is a busy time of year for grain growers here in the Northeast, including the farmers and researchers at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh, Vermont. The University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils team (NWCS) is conducting 10 winter grain field trials including studies focused on rye, wheat, spelt, and barley. Continue reading “Northwest Crops and Soils Team Reports on Winter Grain Field Trials”