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Video ItemCategory: research Virginia Tech student creates opportunity for expanding domestic edamame production , video
Through innovative research in integrated weed management, a Virginia Tech student is helping pave the way for U.S. farmers to grow edamame on a larger scale. By testing cover crop combinations, termination timings, and edamame cultivars, the project addresses one of the biggest production challenges—weed control—while reducing reliance on herbicides. The findings aim to provide farmers with sustainable tools to meet growing consumer demand for this high-value crop.
Date: Jun 04, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus In memoriam: Seth Parker, Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center , articleParker joined the Shenandoah Valley AREC in September 2023 as a production agriculture technician, helping care for more than 900 acres of farmland and livestock.
Date: May 30, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech Agricultural Research and Extension Centers set 2025 field days , articleHeld at 11 centers across the commonwealth, field days put the latest agricultural research and innovation directly into the hands of Virginians.
Date: Feb 20, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Alan Grant honored with emeritus status , articleGrant, who retired as dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2024, contributed to the college's growth in enrollment, sponsored research funding, and international stature.
Date: Jan 14, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech’s Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture enrolls 1,300-plus farms in first year of landmark pilot program , articleThe $80 million USDA-funded project — the largest grant in Virginia Tech’s history — provides financial support for farmers in selected counties in four states to implement agricultural practices that protect water, soil, and air.
Date: Jan 07, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Doctoral student tackles barley yellow dwarf virus threatening wheat crops , articleShirin Parizad is developing effective strategies to help manage the most significant disease of small grains globally.
Date: Nov 18, 2024 - -
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Category: research Researchers receive USDA funding to combat devilishly invasive tree-of-heaven , articleThe award will help Virginia Tech researchers see if the spotted lanternfly can help spread a fungus that kills the tree-of-heaven.
Date: Oct 21, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Faculty, staff honored with annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences awards , articleSeven people were honored in the college's 29th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff.
Date: Sep 17, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Meet Mario Ferruzzi, incoming dean of Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , articleFrom his start on a North Carolina farm to a new office in Hutcheson Hall, Ferruzzi brings a strong background in agriculture, food science, and service to the land-grant mission. Here are 10 questions with the incoming dean.
Date: Sep 16, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech celebrates a fruitful 100-year partnership with Virginia’s fruit and wine industries , articleBased in Winchester, the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center has served Virginia's renowned fruit tree and wine grape industries for more than a century.
Date: Sep 06, 2024 - -
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Category: research Collaborative research to benefit coastal flounder populations and fishers , articleFaculty in the College of Natural Resources and Environment have received $1.79 million from the National Science Foundation for an interdisciplinary research project that will examine the dynamics of socio-environmental factors impacting coastal fisheries.
Date: Sep 03, 2024 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Southern land-grant universities conduct research for food security , articleLand-grant institutions play a large role in accomplishing both national and international goals.
Date: Aug 30, 2024 - -
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Category: research Register for the Virginia Soybean Field Day and Research Tour , articleJoin Virginia Tech's Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the Virginia Soybean Association for a research and field tour of the facility and the latest information on soybean research trials and varieties.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: research Celebrating a century of research and service in Winchester , video
Stakeholders joined faculty, staff, and students at the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center to celebrate a significant milestone in the community. For more than 100 years, the fruit lab in Winchester has served Virginia’s commercial tree fruit and grape industries through research, educational programs, development of sustainable production systems and technologies, and increased public knowledge of horticultural opportunities and benefits.
Date: Aug 23, 2024 - -
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Category: impact The blue catfish: Wanted breaded or fried , articleCan seafood lovers help manage the growing blue catfish population from the dinner table? In the Chesapeake Bay, the invasive blue catfish poses a significant threat to the ecosystem and local seafood industry. Amidst this challenge lies a unique opportunity — and a delicious one.
Date: Aug 19, 2024 - -
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Category: impact International scientists converge at Virginia Tech to further plant health research , articleVirginia Tech hosted the International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, bringing 250 plant health scientists from 27 countries to Blacksburg for an exchange about the global food chain.
Date: Aug 16, 2024 - -
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NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce $1.97 million for joint Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware project as part of Investing in America Agenda , articleSecretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended $1.97 million for a project in Virginia to make the state’s coast more resilient to climate change and other coastal hazards.
Date: Aug 06, 2024 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Andrew Harner appointed viticulture specialist , articleAndrew Harner was recently appointed as an assistant professor of viticulture at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
Date: Jun 29, 2024 -
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