{"id":1595,"date":"2022-05-25T20:07:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T00:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=1595"},"modified":"2022-05-26T14:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:31:17","slug":"may-2022-cals-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/may-2022-cals-news\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2022 CALS in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full 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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/agroecology\/\">Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative (ALC)<\/a> is among several partners listed in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2022\/04\/29\/a-fair-deal-for-coffee-farmers-starts-with-the-democratization-of-data\/\">this article from Daily Coffee News<\/a> about a new open-access platform that has been developed called the State of the Smallholder Coffee Farmer.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abby van den Berg<\/strong> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynbc5.com\/article\/maple-syrup-production-growing-despite-warmer-and-unpredictable-winters\/39788131\">interviewed by WPTZ\/NBC5<\/a> about how modern technology is allowing maple syrup producers to tap trees earlier and adjust to changes in weather patterns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lisa Chase<\/strong> discussed how Vermont farms are turning to tourism to boost revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2022\/05\/10\/vermont-farms-turn-tourism-boost-revenue\/\">with WCAX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the Farm Radio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthefarmradio.com\/single-post\/new-tool-helps-farms-access-agritourism-resources\">did a podcast<\/a> about<strong> UVM Extension<\/strong>&#8216;s partnership with Vermont Fresh Network and Dig In Vermont to produce agritourism resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningagclips.com\/gardening-questions-ask-an-extension-master-gardener\/\">Morning Ag Clips covered<\/a> how to call for gardening questions in Vermont. Ask an <strong>Extension Master Gardener<\/strong>, of course.<\/p>\n<p>UVM&#8217;s <strong>North American Center for Saffron Research and Development<\/strong> is mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winonadailynews.com\/lifestyles\/food-and-cooking\/feast-and-field\/cook\/saffron-offers-a-golden-farming-opportunity\/article_ba42ae2b-071f-57ff-b81d-d32be67afcaa.html\">this Morning Ag Clips article<\/a> about saffron as a &#8220;golden&#8221; farming opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>USDA&#8217;s Northeast Climate Hub <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatehubs.usda.gov\/hubs\/northeast\/topic\/growing-milkweed-vermont-economic-case-study\">published an economic case study<\/a> on <strong>Heather Darby&#8217;s research group<\/strong> growing milkweed in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpr.org\/vpr-news\/2022-05-24\/uvm-nutrition-expert-on-likely-extension-of-universal-school-meals-program\">VPR interviewed<\/a> <strong>Farryl Bertmann<\/strong> about the importance of the universal school meals program in Vermont and the potential benefits of funding it permanently.<\/p>\n<p>Container gardening 101 is the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcax.com\/2022\/05\/24\/planting-time-container-gardening-101\/\">this WCAX interview<\/a> with Extension master gardener <strong>Joyce Amsden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>CDAE master&#8217;s candidate <strong>Carina Isbell<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/news\/story\/uvm-student-fulbright-winners-head-europe-south-america-and-asia-strengthen-global\">won a Fulbright scholarship<\/a> and plans to better understand the agroecology movement in Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jane Kolodinsky<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hempbenchmarks.com\/hemp-market-insider\/where-does-the-u-s-hemp-industry-go-from-here\/\">was interviewed by Hemp Benchmarks<\/a> about the direction of the U.S. hemp industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trisha Shrum<\/strong> is quoted as an expert on the drivers of environmentally conscious behaviors in <a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/166589\/environmental-voter-project-midterms\">an article from The New Republic<\/a>.<\/p>\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. Below is a collection of recent stories. The Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative (ALC) is among several partners listed in this article from Daily Coffee News about a new open-access platform that has &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/may-2022-cals-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;May 2022 CALS in the News&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7974,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12,13,28,73,53,14],"tags":[35,65,17,33,34,19,87],"class_list":["post-1595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-cals","category-ext","category-faculty","category-news","category-programs","category-research","tag-agritourism","tag-agroecology","tag-cdae","tag-crops-soils","tag-maple","tag-nfs","tag-saffron"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1341,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/march-2022-cals-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":1595,"position":0},"title":"March 2022 CALS in the News","author":"CALS Communications","date":"March 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"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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