{"id":1341,"date":"2022-03-31T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2022-04-27T22:41:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T02:41:09","slug":"march-2022-cals-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/march-2022-cals-news\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2022 CALS in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=525%2C275\" alt=\"Megaphone shouting news about agriculture.\" width=\"525\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. Below is a collection of recent stories.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Farryl Bertmann<\/strong> offers expert commentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/08\/business\/mcdonalds-pepsi-coke-russia\/index.html\">in this <strong>CNN<\/strong> article<\/a> on the potential impacts of big food companies leaving Russia. The article was picked up by over 60 media outlets in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Josh Farley <\/strong>offered commentary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2022\/mar\/14\/the-big-idea-should-other-species-have-their-own-money\">an article in <strong>The Guardian<\/strong><\/a> about using digital currencies to support conservation funding.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Cheryl Sullivan <\/strong>was interviewed for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wqcs.org\/2022-03-30\/how-hunting-moose-could-save-the-moose-population\">story on <strong>NPR<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/bartonchronicle.com\/fungi-may-kill-winter-ticks-and-help-moose-survive\/\">another in the <strong>Barton Chronicle<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>about her research on fungi as a tool to curb winter ticks and help New England&#8217;s moose population. She is also featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtonfreepress.com\/story\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/vermonts-tick-populations-rising-due-weather-urbanization\/6828673001\/\">an article from the <strong>Burlington Free Press<\/strong><\/a> on what to know about the rise in ticks and tickborne illness<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><b>WCAX <\/b>interviewed <strong>Lauren Traister <\/strong>for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2022\/02\/27\/engineers-month-wraps-up-vermont\/\">story<\/a> on a partnership with UVM Extension&#8217;s 4H program and the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences during National Engineering Education Month.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>The St. Albans Messenger<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samessenger.com\/sports\/outdoors-with-ruthie-megan-gervais-goes-to-canam-sled-dog-race\/article_7806ce62-a9ef-11ec-8991-c3cdcc72978c.html\">published an interview<\/a> with animal science student <strong>Megan Gervais<\/strong> about her experience at the CamAm International Sled Dog Race, an opportunity through her internship with Thesewoods Kennels.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Bella Brodsky<\/strong>, a food systems major and founder and creative director of <em>Sage<\/em> magazine was featured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sevendaysvt.com\/vermont\/sage-magazine-lays-down-roots-in-vermont\/Content?oid=35104529\"><strong>Seven Days<\/strong> article<\/a> about the magazine&#8217;s latest issue and new home base in Vermont.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Joshua Faulkner&#8217;s <\/strong>on-farm watershed research is the focus of <a href=\"https:\/\/farmtario.com\/news\/watershed-studies-trickle-down-but-slowly\/\">this article from<strong> Farmtario<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Jay Hardesty <\/strong>is interviewed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpr.org\/vpr-news\/2022-03-18\/months-into-contract-negotiations-uvm-and-its-staff-union-remain-far-apart\">VPR story<\/a> about ongoing negotiations between UVM administration and staff union.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">The <strong>UVM Agroecology &amp; Livelihoods Collaborative<\/strong> is mentioned as a leading group in agroecology transitions and education in <a href=\"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2022\/03\/04\/op-ed-evidence-agroecology-transform-food-system-justice-sovereignty\/\">a <strong>Civil Eats<\/strong> op-ed<\/a> on the potential for agroecology to transform the food system.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">The <strong>UVM Greenhouse<\/strong> is one of four growers working with the Resource Innovation Institute (RII) to benchmark its energy- and water-efficiency performance metrics as part of a USDA-funded project to encourage innovation and resource efficiency. <strong>Derek Allen <\/strong>is quoted in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenhousegrower.com\/production\/four-leading-cea-growers-to-benchmark-their-water-and-energy-use\/\"> RII press release<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>UVM Extension Master Gardener<\/strong><strong>Joyce Amsden <\/strong>shared tips and tricks for planting seedlings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2022\/03\/23\/starting-seedlings-101-planting-tips-tricks\/\">on <strong>WCAX<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Jane Kolodinsky <\/strong>is quoted in <a href=\"https:\/\/non-gmoreport.com\/articles\/non-gmo-project-providing-non-gmo-food-options-for-the-past-15-years\/\">this article from<\/a> <strong>The Organic &amp; Non-GMO Report <\/strong>on GMO labeling and 15 years of the non-GMO project.<\/li>\n<li>Several media outlets, including KFEQ FM, shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.680kfeq.com\/2022\/03\/30\/ag-groups-release-guide-on-virtual-engagement-for-women\/\">an article<\/a> about a guide developed through a partnership with the American Farmland Trust and<strong> UVM Extension<\/strong> that offers tips and tools for effective online engagement for women in agriculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Maple News<\/h1>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\">The <strong>Proctor Maple Research Center<\/strong> hosted the annual Governor&#8217;s tree tapping in celebration of its 75th anniversary. The event received significant media coverage from nearly every local media outlet. See <a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/vt-governor-celebrates-proctor-maple-research-center-75th-anniversary\/\">an event recap and complete coverage here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Proctor Maple Research Center<\/strong> is mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/story\/how-to-make-the-most-of-vermont-maple-syrup-season\">this article from Conde Nast Traveler<\/a> on making the most of Vermont&#8217;s maple season.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\"><strong>Mark Isselhardt<\/strong> was a guest on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpr.org\/show\/vermont-edition\/2022-03-08\/going-with-the-flow-sugaring-season-kicks-off-in-vermont\">VPR Vermont Edition segment<\/a> on Vermont&#8217;s sugaring season. He was also quoted in a VT Digger article on how climate change is impacting the maple sugaring industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. 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