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A livestock merchandising class with a $328,000 bottom line , articleThe student-run Hokie Harvest livestock sale has raised $4.5 million over three decades and continues to fund future learning.
Date: Nov 30, 2025 - -
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Five industry leaders inducted into Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame , articleTheir lasting contributions to Virginia’s beef, dairy, pork, sheep, and horse industries are now memorialized in the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena.
Date: Nov 04, 2025 - -
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Endowed scholarship supports veterinarians who practice in rural areas , articleKelli Gillespie is the first recipient of the Sydney and Fran Memorial Veterinary Scholarship and now in her second year of receiving the award.
Date: Oct 16, 2025 - -
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Milkshakes fuel a global learning opportunity , articleNearly two dozen students in the Dairy Club at Virginia Tech traveled over 3,500 miles to explore agriculture across Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and the cattle-breed birthplace islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Date: Jun 03, 2025 - -
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Class of 2025: Salem Sifford leads in the livestock arena and the classroom , articleGraduating senior Salem Sifford's experiences in the School of Animal Sciences inspired her to pursue a career in animal science education and livestock judging at the collegiate level.
Date: May 05, 2025 - -
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Cody Campbell , articleCody Campbell is a DVM student at VMCVM on the Food Animal track. He has a background in Dairy Science and Animal and Poultry Sciences from his studies at Virginia Tech. Cody loves cooking, is inspired by his sister Kaitlyn, and dreams of visiting all 50 states with his Australian Shepherd, Slate.
Date: Jun 07, 2024 - -
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Alumna receives U.S. Public Health Service’s Excellence in Public Health Award , articleVirginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine alumna Ella Rak received the 2023 award that recognizes outstanding work done during veterinary school.
Date: Nov 08, 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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Industry leaders inducted into the 2022 Livestock Hall of Fame , articleFour outstanding industry leaders were inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame on Sept. 10.
Date: Sep 16, 2022 - -
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New livestock and poultry facilities at Virginia Tech help grow agriculture , articleVirginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently finished $31 million of construction on a series of new and renovated buildings around the Blacksburg campus that helps cement the university’s role as a source of research, education, and outreach that serves the commonwealth’s largest private industry – agriculture.
Date: Jul 14, 2022 - -
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Newly formed School of Animal Sciences cements Virginia Tech’s reputation as an animal sciences powerhouse , articleToday, the departments of Dairy Science and Animal and Poultry Sciences – which include the former departments of Poultry Science and Animal Science – are being combined into a new School of Animal Sciences, which strengthens their impact on Virginia, the nation, and the world.
Date: Jul 14, 2022 - -
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Through their stories, graduate students relay importance of research to university mission , articleLast week at the Board of Visitors’ Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee meeting, members heard about the significant role graduate students have in the university’s research mission.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 - -
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‘Mooving’ up in the agriculture industry, dairy science alumna thrives , articleThe cows Erin Saacke cared for as a child and young adult are the reason she chose this educational journey, one that has allowed her to experience the many internships and diverse career opportunities in Virginia Tech's dairy science program.
Date: Jun 06, 2022 - -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty during the college’s 2022 commencement ceremony , articleDuring the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2022 commencement ceremony, faculty, staff, and students will be honored for their achievements and successes both inside and outside of the classroom.
Date: May 02, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers study how common nutritional supplements may protect against traumatic brain injuries in sports , articleResearchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are studying how docosahexaenoic acid, a type of omega-3 fatty acid, usually inadequate in collegiate athletes’ diets, helps protect the brain from trauma in a proof-of-concept study.
Date: Jan 06, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech alumnus making his mark in the dairy industry , articleVirginia Tech alumnus Brian McGarry went to work at his family's dairy following his graduation in 2018. Now he shares ownership of McGarry Dairy with his parents, a partnership with a combination of wisdom and new-age techniques related to dairy farming. Their approach is definitely working, as earlier this summer, McGarry Dairy was named 2021 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
Date: Oct 26, 2021 - -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announces 2021 award winners , articleAt the 26th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff picnic, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recognized numerous faculty and staff for their contributions and dedication to the college.
Date: Oct 18, 2021 - -
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In memoriam: Michael Barnes, professor emeritus of dairy science , articleBarnes was a highly-regarded professor, teaching numerous undergraduate courses and serving as both an academic advisor and the departmental academic coordinator and longtime advisor to the college’s Dairy Club.
Date: Oct 15, 2021 - -
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Four industry leaders to be inducted into 2021 Livestock Hall of Fame , articleFour outstanding Virginia livestock industry leaders are being inducted into the Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame this October. Their portraits will be permanently displayed in the gallery at the Virginia Tech Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena in Blacksburg along with 72 others who have been inducted since 2010
Date: Oct 12, 2021 - -
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CALS advances strategic plan and innovation through integrated seed grant funding , articleCAIA-affiliated projects are composed of teams across agriculture and life sciences academic units as well as data analytics and engineering, including faculty from other colleges, to tackle the big challenges and future opportunities in agriculture and food system.
Date: May 24, 2021 -
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