USDA NIFA awarded UVM Extension one of 11 grants in the AFRI Food and Agriculture Non-formal Education (FANE) program that supports content development and activities for non-formal education to foster development of technology-savvy youth. Continue reading “Kleinman & Lewins Receive USDA AFRI Youth Development Grant”
Agritourism Research Published
Extension Professor and Director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center Lisa Chase, CDAE Professor David Conner, and CDAE alum Lindsay Quella recently published a paper in the journal Sustainability about factors related to the profitability of agritourism. The publication is one of several resulting from a multi-state integrated USDA AFRI grant. Continue reading “Agritourism Research Published”
Holiday Recipes from Us to You
This holiday season, we’re bringing you recipes from faculty and staff of the the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. We invited our colleagues to share a celebratory or holiday recipe that holds meaning in their family, culture or tradition. Read on for family secrets, favorite dishes and more! Continue reading “Holiday Recipes from Us to You”
December Across the Fence Highlights
December Recipes and Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree
McKay Funded for Cattle and Sheep Pan-Epigenome Research
Establishing a Pan-Epigenome for Cattle and Sheep is a newly funded $1.3 million dollar USDA NIFA grant that is being led by Animal & Veterinary Sciences Associate Professor Stephanie McKay, in collaboration with Darren Hagen, PhD, at Oklahoma State University, and Brenda Murdoch, PhD, at the University of Idaho. Continue reading “McKay Funded for Cattle and Sheep Pan-Epigenome Research”