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- - Paul Rogers Jr., former Virginia Tech Board of Visitors member, named Virginia Farmer of the Year
    Rogers — a former member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and strong supporter of the university’s agricultural technology program — has been selected as state winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award.
- - Inga Haugen embraces her roots in her role as library liaison
    As the University Libraries liaison to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Haugen provides workshops and services for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty, including those in the Agricultural Research and Extension Centers across Virginia.
- - Virginia Tech launches Feed the Future Senegal Youth in Agriculture project
    The $4 million project — led by the Center for International Research, Education, and Development — promotes youth engagement in Senegal through 4-H and vocational training.
- - Virginia Tech and Hebrew University of Jerusalem to collaborate on research and student exchange
    The two leading research institutions are establishing a partnership to collaborate on research and development. The partnership will not only benefit their home countries, but citizens around the globe.
- - Virginia Cooperative Extension forms key partnerships to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic
    Virginia Cooperative Extension was awarded a $1.28 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The five-year grant will support health education initiatives aimed at preventing opioid abuse among vulnerable communities in Virginia.
- - Virginia Master Naturalist chapter publishes guide to the state’s poisonous plants
    “The Socrates Project: Poisonous Plants in Virginia” is a collaborative effort between the Virginia Master Naturalist Program and Virginia Cooperative Extension.
- - Virginia 4-H crowdfunds to support Brazilian youth development program
    This month, Virginia 4-H launched the “Bills for Brazil” campaign to solicit donations through Virginia Tech’s JUMP crowdfunding platform. Their goal of $4,999 will help expand the program and reach more educators and students in Brazil.
- - Virginia Tech scientists who identified dangerous Giant Hogweed in Clarke County hopeful that it will be contained
    “It’s a dangerous plant but I’m not overly concerned about it. This seems to be an isolated incident,” said Virginia Tech’s Michael Flessner, an assistant professor and extension weed science specialist.
- - Red salamander named official salamander of Virginia thanks to 4-H group
    Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, sponsored the bill at the urging of young conservationists affiliated with Salamander Savers, an ecological-minded 4-H group based in Northern Virginia.
- - Delbert O’Meara inducted to Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Hall of Fame
    O’Meara, of Walters, Virginia, a 1962 graduate of animal science and a 1967 graduate of agricultural education, was inducted into the hall at the annual college alumni awards ceremony.
- - Virginia Tech professor and 4-H youth team up to establish Community and 4-H Center in Senegal
    After years of fundraising and collaboration, the Samuel and Eleanor Morris Community and 4-H Center has been established in Santamba, Senegal. The center will become a place for youth and adults to develop leadership skills and move forward together.
- - Spot the invasive spotted lanternfly at your farm or home? Report it.
    An invasive insect that has damaged agricultural crops in the Northeast United States and creates a black sticky mess on homeowners’ trees that stinks of sour vinegar has been found in Virginia.
- - Mike Evans uses his life’s experience to lead new School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
    Evans is the director of the newly formed School for Plant and Environmental Sciences, which combines three former departments — horticulture; crop and soil environmental sciences; and plant pathology, physiology, and weed sciences — under one administrative roof.
- - Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approves 2018 promotions, tenure, continued appointments
    The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved these promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 4 meeting.
- - Virginia 4-H'ers spend spring break helping Texans rebound from Hurricane Harvey
    4-H teens from Halifax, Virginia, traveled to Texas to volunteer for a week with Hurricane Harvey relief.
- - Virginia Extension Master Gardeners offer help for common garden and landscape problems
    Educational resources and plant diagnostic services offered by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program are helping state residents grow healthy plants.
- - Ruth Wallace receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension
    Since beginning her career with Virginia Cooperative Extension in 1994, Wallace has established herself as a community leader.
- - Renee Boyer receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension
    Boyer’s goal is to educate food handlers in safe food-handling practices. In 2006, she introduced the Virginia Cooperative Extension State Food Safety Leadership Team.
- - David Moore honored with emeritus status
    Moore, of Deltaville, Va., has been a member of the Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension communities since 1992.
- - Netflix’s ‘Heroin(e)’ becomes the star of Save Our Towns Episode 8
    Mayor Steve Williams and Fire Chief Jan Rader command national attention as Huntington, West Virginia, chooses to confront the opioid epidemic rather than downplay it.

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