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Fostering soil health in SenegalLydia Fitzgerald, a partnership conservation agronomist with the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, recently traveled to Senegal to assist Ozzie Abaye in research efforts on mung beans.…
From Timothy Brinton Skiles
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Great Decisions March 22, 2023Energy Geopolitics Access to oil and gas has long held an influence over the politics of individual nations and their relations with others. But as more countries move toward sustainable energy, and…
From Leland Shelton
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Understanding Food Culture Helps Us Understand HumanityAnna Zeide, director of the Virginia Tech Food Studies Program in the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, discusses this new program during the 2021 State of the College…
From Leslie S King
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Sustaining Agriculture in the presence of Farm Labor UncertaintyThis presentation on Sustaining Agriculture in the presence of Farm Labor Uncertainty delves into the data on the farm labor supply and how the pandemic has affected demand for and supply of farm…
From John Bovay
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Ramps of AppalachiaPabitra Aryal, CALS Ph.D. candidate, along with advisor John Fike, and Jim Chamberlain of the U.S. Forest Service explore how ramps can be grown via agroforestry at the Catawba Sustainability Center.…
From Timothy Brinton Skiles
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COVID-19 in Context: A Deans’ Forum on Living with a Pandemic - March 15, 2021When COVID-19 transformed our world just a year ago, the fields of medicine, public health, and biomedical research all mobilized as part of the international crisis response. Yet those disciplines…
From Leslie S King
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Greenhouse horticultureThe eighth in a series of 20 webinars in the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative. Presented by Dr. Rosa Raudales, Associate Professor of Horticulture and Greenhouse…
From John Bovay
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Risk Management and Crop Insurance BasicsThe sixth in a series of 20 webinars in the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative. Presented by Dr. John Bovay, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics,…
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Animal welfare standards and marketingThe fifth in a series of 20 webinars in the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative. Presented by Dr. Leonie Jacobs, Assistant Professor, Animal and Poultry Sciences,…
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Pricing strategiesThe fourth in a series of 20 webinars in the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative. Presented by Timothy Pierce, Graduate Student, Agricultural and Applied Economics,…
From John Bovay
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Southern Piedmont AREC Field DaySaied Mostaghimi introduces the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center as well as shares about the various research being conducted at the center. Stakeholders also share their…
From Timothy Brinton Skiles
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Eastern Shore AREC Field DaySaied Mostaghimi introduces the Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center as well as shares about the various research being conducted at the center. Stakeholders also share their…
From Timothy Brinton Skiles
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Alson H Smith AREC Field DaySaied Mostaghimi introduces the Alson H Smith Agricultural Research and Extension Center as well as shares about the various research being conducted at the center. Stakeholders also share their…
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Ag Policy & Market Outlook Forum (April 2, 2020)During this webinar, faculty and researchers from the Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics discussed COVID-19 and its anticipated effects on trade and commodity markets; the…
From John Bovay
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Students research ag in EcuadorVirginia Tech agriculture students spent six weeks in Ecuador working with local partners to survey Andean farmers. They spoke the language, explored historic sites, and got a taste for international…
From Jillian Broadwell
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