During a February 6, 2023 Across the Fence program, Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Neher and Environmental Science Student Rachel Elliot (’23) explained how undergraduate research not only advances science, but teaches valuable life lessons.
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.
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Join Friends of the Horticulture Farm at the Vermont Flower Show
Spring comes early to Vermont’s 100-acre wood on March 3, 4, and 5, for the 2023 Vermont Flower Show at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. The Friends of the Horticulture Farm (FHF) will be there, easing out of hibernation with blooming crabapples and forsythia, raffle prizes, and guest curator chats about growing grapes, lilacs and more. Continue reading “Join Friends of the Horticulture Farm at the Vermont Flower Show”
The 2023 VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Association Meeting
The 2023 annual meeting of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) was held on January 24 at the Capital Plaza in Montpelier. The event was a collaboration between the VVBGA and UVM Extension, and it was attended by 198 people. Continue reading “The 2023 VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Association Meeting”
CALS New Hires-January 2023
Rodrigo Soares, Plant and Soil Science Postdoctoral Associate
Rodrigo Soares, PhD, is a postdoctoral associate in the UVM Plant and Soil Science Department. He earned his PhD in strategic communication and a masters in mass communication from the University of Central Florida (UCF). Continue reading “CALS New Hires-January 2023”