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- - Graduate student provides inmates with technical training for agricultural work
    Artificial insemination expert Nicholas Wege Dias wanted to give back to many of the inmates and prison farm employees who have assisted him with his research on beef cattle. He did so by delivering a two-day course to prisoners to help prepare them for the workforce.
- - Vibrant Virginia project boosts graduate students’ work in distressed communities
    A team of Virginia Tech graduate students working in two Appalachian communities is underwritten by a new university-wide program.
- - Erica Feuerbacher named assistant professor of animal and poultry sciences
    Feuerbacher engages in teaching, Extension, and research in the field of companion animal behavior and welfare.
- - Virginia Cooperative Extension to host 2019 Virginia Cow-Calf Conference on Feb. 19
    This year’s program will feature a beef price cycle and market dynamics presentation.
- - Cooperative Extension associate ignites high school students’ interest in science, protecting water supplies
    Since 2015, nearly 300 high school students have participated in the Virginia Household Water Quality Program. The program has increased their awareness of water quality issues and stimulated interest in science, technology, engineering, and math educational programs.
- - Daniel Austin receives conservation award for stewardship and innovation
    Austin, a Franklin County farmer, recently received the fifth annual Carl G. Luebben Soil Health and Water Quality Award for his contributions to conservation in the commonwealth.
- - Virginia 4-H judging team earns second consecutive Eastern National 4-H Roundup Championship
    For the second year in a row, the Virginia 4-H horse judging team won the 2018 Eastern National 4-H Roundup Championship. The hippology team earned the reserve championship.
- - Save Our Towns shows how Christiansburg’s aquatic center makes a splash
    Boosters like Terry Caldwell, director of aquatics, are heartened by evidence the investment was a good one.
- - Leon Geyer honored with emeritus status
    Geyer, professor of agricultural and applied economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, made significant scholarly contributions to agricultural law and policy.
- - Matthew Hulver named assistant dean of health sciences in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    In his new role, Hulver will provide leadership and coordinate efforts that span research, extension, and teaching to further the college's reach in the health sciences.
- - Global Agricultural Productivity Report enables Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to expand its global reach
    The Global Agricultural Productivity Report examines strategies to produce food, feed, fiber, and biofuel in a sustainable manner to meet the demands and needs of a growing world.
- - Save Our Towns: A city shows it’s serious about keeping up appearances
    A new bookstore’s owner finds that complying with the sign ordinance is part of doing business in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
- - In memoriam: David Allen Fiske, superintendent of the Virginia Tech Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center
    Since 2000, Fiske had been responsible for all aspects of the center's operations.
- - Virginia Cooperative Extension awarded nearly $1.1M to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic
    In September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Virginia Cooperative Extension $1,099,260 to expand training on opioid prevention. The grant builds upon two current USDA-funded Cooperative Extension projects to expand training and technical assistance on opioid prevention to additional rural counties in the commonwealth.
- - Researcher awarded grant to study effect of foster care on shelter dogs and volunteers
    Erica Feuerbacher, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and a team from Arizona State University received a $1.7 million grant from Maddie’s Fund to evaluate how to foster shelter dogs most effectively.
- - 2018 Virginia Farm to Table Conference to be held Dec. 5 and 6
    If you’re interested in local and regional food and agriculture, dealing with farming stressors in healthy ways, practical applications of soil health, value-added products, farm profitability, and other food and agricultural system topics, plan to attend the 2018 Virginia Farm to Table Conference, Dec. 5-6 in Weyers Cave, Virginia.
- - Extension offers new stormwater management publication series
    In a new publication series, "Stormwater Management for Homeowners," Virginia Cooperative Extension provides information on how homeowners can use different practices in their landscapes to manage stormwater and protect their property from damage in the future.
- - National Thanksgiving Turkey landing at Virginia Tech Gobblers Rest again
    For the third consecutive year, the famous birds will make the journey from the White House, where the turkeys are “pardoned” by the president in a formal ceremony, to Blacksburg’s Gobblers Rest, where they will live out their days and get to know the HokieBird.
- - Bert Dodson Sr. Urban Entomology Enrichment Fund improves lives by battling urban pests
    The newly established Bert Dodson Sr. Urban Entomology Enrichment Fund in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will enable researchers, faculty, and Virginia Cooperative Extension professionals to implement solutions to urban pest problems and to share that knowledge with students, pest management professionals, and citizens.
- - Joseph R. and Mary W. Wilson Endowed Urban Entomology Professorship to help fight urban pests
    The Wilson Urban Entomology Professor will lead entomology research efforts with the goal of discovering new and innovative ways to fight the scourge of urban pests.

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