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Food production using controlled environment agriculture and agrivoltaics systems could become the new normal , articleA recent publication by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Virginia Tech researchers highlights that these innovative techniques could increase yields, enhance nutrition, improve access to local foods, and provide better year-round access to fresh food than traditional large-scale outdoor production.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
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Controlled Environment Agriculture Summit cultivates connections for the future of agriculture , articleThe second annual edition of the summit marked a significant milestone in fostering collaboration, information sharing, and forging connections within the dynamic field of controlled environment agriculture, the fastest-growing sector of agriculture in Virginia.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
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Kang Xia named associate director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station , articleXia will help oversee 11 Agriculture Research and Extension Centers and other research programs at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension receive USDA funding to advance specialty crops , articleSix Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension projects have been awarded funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grants program.
Date: Jan 04, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech opens world’s first fully automated AI and cyberbiosecurity water lab , articleIn response to the ongoing threats to the world’s water utilities, Virginia Tech opened the AI and Cyber for Water and Ag lab, combining cyberbiosecurity and artificial intelligence automation to research water security.
Date: Nov 15, 2023 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences facility upgrades put the land-grant mission into action , articleThe new construction projects include a high tunnel installation at the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center and upgrades to the Hahn Horticulture Garden on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
Date: Nov 09, 2023 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Alan L. Grant announces retirement , articleWith thoughtful and resolute leadership, Grant has served the university for 15 years and guided the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences into a bright future.
Date: Sep 26, 2023 -
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Nurturing a summertime staple , articleVirginia Tech researchers are exploring new ways to grow better blackberries and turn them into tasty beverages.
Date: Jul 25, 2023 -
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Mary Burrows named director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and associate dean for research , articleVirginia Tech’s culture of collaboration and innovation is just one of many strengths that attracted Burrows, who has spent the past 17 years at Montana State University, to the university and the position.
Date: Jul 17, 2023 -
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Six tips to commercialize deep-tech research , articleThe innovation scholars program encourages students to consider tech transfer.
Date: Jun 05, 2023 -
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Saied Mostaghimi retires from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , articleDuring his tenure at Virginia Tech, Mostaghimi served in several positions as he evolved from professor to department head to his most recent role of advancing the college’s far-reaching and innovative research. His retirement takes effect May 31.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
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Calling all canines: Help sniff out the dangerous spotted lanternfly , articleResearchers in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are deploying teams of dogs and their owners to help detect spotted lanternfly eggs before they become a major threat to growers.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
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New Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center construction progressing on schedule , articleThe Virginia Seafood AREC is at the heart of an industry that has an annual economic impact of more than $550 million, accounts for more than 5,600 jobs, and increases the state’s economic portfolio.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
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Cyber researchers protect Virginia’s dairy farms, address labor shortages , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers from Virginia Tech and Virginia Military Institute researchers are collaborating to reinforce cybersecurity on dairy farms while also developing a workforce development platform to address dairy farm labor shortages.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers fight fire blight’s plight on apple production , articleTwo U.S. Department of Agriculture grants are funding novel approaches to manage the spread of this deadly disease that decimates crops across the commonwealth and beyond.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers to develop a snacking pepper suitable for indoor agriculture , articleResearchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are studying how to make sweet snacking peppers suitable for growing in indoor environments, which have different specifications for the plant.
Date: Mar 21, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , articleResearchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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Technology and agriculture collide at the inaugural Ag-Tech Field Day , articleThe exhibition featured dozens of technology industry representatives who showcased the latest tools that are supporting the commonwealth’s largest private industry — agriculture.
Date: Jan 17, 2023 -
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Aerial sensor technology on display at Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center , articleVirginia Tech researchers are testing the use of drones across the state to help stakeholders determine nitrogen rate and timing of wheat, an important crop of the commonwealth.
Date: Jan 02, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers earn national recognition for advances in drone practices , articleA team of faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is part of an award-winning, multistate project that has helped accelerate the use of unmanned aircraft systems in agriculture and natural resources.
Date: Dec 20, 2022
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