{"id":2737,"date":"2023-03-29T22:39:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T02:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2023-03-29T22:39:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T02:39:18","slug":"cals-news-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/cals-news-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"CALS in the News-March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Megaphone<\/p>\n

A Reuters article<\/a> on how climate change is impacting the maple sugaring season cites research from the Proctor Maple Research Center and features expert commentary from PMRC Director Tim Perkins.<\/p>\n

Meredith Niles is quoted in an article from the Associated Press<\/a> reporting on a new modeling study on the climate impact of the way humans produce and consume food. The article has received widespread national pick-up.<\/p>\n

USDA NIFA<\/a> published an article about the maple season getting off to an early start in the Northeast.<\/p>\n

USDA NIFA<\/a> listed UVM Extension’s Bridges to Health program in an article about land-grant universities improving local food and nutrition security.<\/p>\n

The Proctor Maple Research Center’s Abby van den Berg discussed her research on red maples for maple syrup production in an article for Country Folks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UVM Extension’s Joshua Faulkner was interviewed on WCAX<\/a> for a story on how Vermont farms are needing to diversify to meet the challenges of climate change.<\/p>\n

Jane Kolodinsky weighs in on the marketplace for milk and milk alternatives in a WCAX<\/a> story on the DAIRY PRIDE Act of 2023 under consideration in Congress that would ban non-dairy alternatives from using the word “milk.”<\/p>\n

Heather Darby talked with WCAX<\/a> about the pros and cons of Vermont’s longer growing season.<\/p>\n

Trisha Shrum comments on the market for sustainable home products in an interview with WCAX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vermont Public<\/a> reported on two new projects getting underway from the Vermont Pollinator Working Group to save Vermont’s bees being led by Samantha Alger.<\/p>\n

Can I Have Another Snack?<\/a>, a newsletter, podcast and online community exploring appetite, identity and bodies, published a Q&A with Lizzy Pope discussing findings from her recent study showing TikTok promotes toxic diet culture among youth.<\/p>\n

Martha Caswell of the Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative talked with Mongabay<\/a>, a conservation and environmental science news platform, about how Ferrisburgh-based Boundbrook Farm is using agroecology principles in its cultivation of rice.<\/p>\n

Jane Kolodinsky was interviewed for a Q&A on Let’s Talk Hemp Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UVM Extension’s Laura Sullivan did a podcast for Lancaster Farming<\/a> entitled, Hemp Farming & Fiber Arts with Laura Sullivan, about being a fiber artist living and working in Vermont.<\/p>\n

Chris Callahan shares advice for how to build a workshop in a Farm Progress<\/a> article on how one VT farmer created a workshop out of a former dairy barn.<\/p>\n

An article in The World<\/a> covered the 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl where 32 Vermont 4-Her’s participated in this annual competition.<\/p>\n