The latest happenings from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Nutrition and Food Science Professor Paul Kindstedt (about to become emeritus professor) will give the opening keynote address at the 40th Annual Meeting of the American Cheese Society (ACS) in Des Moines Iowa on July 19. Continue reading “Kindstedt to Keynote American Cheese Society Meeting”
In a The News International article about inclusive and sustainable policy interventions for 5G, Maryam Shabbir Abbasi, research coordinator for UVM’s SEGS Lab, highlighted that developed countries offer emission reduction success stories achieved by industry adoption of 5G-enabled technologies. Continue reading “CALS in the News-April 2023”
UVM Extension is co-hosting a series of farm tours of commercial goat dairies across Vermont. Connect with other goat dairy producers and with Extension dairy specialists to see and discuss parlor and barn design, herd health, goat dairy financials, grazing, considerations for value-added production, and more. Continue reading “UVM Extension Hosting 2023 Dairy Goat Farm Tours”
(Summary written by Wanda Emerich at The Miner Institute.)
Saratoga Springs, New York was the home base for the 2023 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC). The competition was held from March 30 to April 1, with six area dairies participating in the educational event. Dairy students from 31 colleges worked to improve their dairy management and communication skills, networked with other students, and explored industry careers. Continue reading “UVM Students Compete in 21st Annual Dairy Challenge”
Each winter, students from New England universities spend a week immersed in the dairy industry touring farm operations. For this 25th annual Winter Traveling Dairy Tour, all six New England land-grant institutions were able to participate for the first time since its inception. Continue reading “The 2023 Winter Traveling Dairy Course”