2014 Annual Report Relevancy Statements

2014 Annual Report Relevancy Statements

UVM research scientists and outreach specialists ...

4 - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE

  • foster mutually beneficial strategic partnerships among supply chain actors engaged in local food systems.
    Farm-to-Institution: Guiding Marketing and Pricing Decision for Small and Medium Sized Farms
    CONNER 4

  • tested the prevalence of best management practices for processors to form partnerships with livestock producers
    Renewing an Agriculture of the Middle: Value Chain Design, Policy Approaches, Environmental and Social Impacts
    CONNER 4

  • identify and assess the relationship of household dynamics to the growth, development and persistence of small and medium scale farm enterprises at the RUI.
    Small and Medium Scale Farm Growth, Reproduction and Persistence at the Rural-Urban Interface: Balancing Family, Goals, Opportunities and Risks
    INWOOD 4

  • provide service learning training in consumer protection issues and assist Vermont consumers in resolving business complaints.
    Consumer Assistance Program
    KOLODINSKY 4

  • build a multifaceted community well being indicator data set to enable long-term tracking and analysis
    Performance Measurement Program for East Central Vermont Sustainability Consortium
    KOLODINSKY 4

  • assist in developing market knowledge of service provision and workforce needs gaps to further a business incubation plan
    Integrated Business Model Design
    KOLODINSKY 4

  • provide service learning training in consumer protection issues and assist Vermont consumers in resolving business complaints.
    Consumer Assistance Program
    KOLODINSKY 4

  • provide technical and business management information and training as well as recommendations for assisting small and medium dairy farms to produce and market farmstead and artisan cheese.
    Enhancing the Profitability and Sustainability of Small and Medium Sized Dairy Farms through Artisan Cheese and Other Valued-Added Products
    WANG 4

  • collect primary data and conduct economic and policy analyses of on-farm biodigester systems
    Converting cow manure into electricity and other energy products on dairy farms: Financial and economic analysis and policy implications
    WANG 4

    9 projects

    4a - Farm Profitability and Agricultural Economics

  • 1. developed a new marketing paradigm to describe and analyze network marketing incorporating social, economic, and ecological aspects. 2. created survey instruments to gather information and to test producers' and consumers' decisions with respect to local food in general.
    Do Networks Improve the Effectiveness of Promotion for Vermont Wine Producers?
    LIANG 4a

    1 project

    4b - Consumer Economics

  • develop a baseline understanding of the Lake Champlain's contributions to the region
    Economic Analysis of Lake Champlain Fisheries
    KOLODINSKY 4b

    1 project

    4c - Economic and Community Development

  • investigate vulnerabilities and identify strategies for improving resilience to disaster in mobile home park communities
    Building Resilience Through Community-Based Action Research: Identifying Vulnerabilities and Facilitating Change in Rural Mobile Home Parks
    BAKER 4c

  • develop a curriculum to foster successful food entrepreneurs
    Enhancing the Sustainability of Food Systems through Service Learning-based Entrepreneurship Education and Outreach
    CONNER 4c

  • qualitative explanation and quantitative enumeration of the ways in which the cost of health care and child care shape farm development and persistence in the Northeast
    Linking the Cost of Health Insurance and Child Care to Future US Agricultural Production
    INWOOD 4c

  • provide Vermont broadband infrastructure verification through random and directed population sampling
    Vermont Broadband Mapping Initiative
    KOLODINSKY 4c

  • assist the ECOS Consortium in the development and collection of specific indicators to guide the region and its municipalities as they make development decisions to implement sustainable community development plans
    Sustainability Indicators
    KOLODINSKY 4c

  • establish a physical presence on campus, that is known to and available for the student body, to assist them with all phases of the Peace Corps application process.
    Peace Corps Strategy Contract 2013
    KOLODINSKY 4c

  • evaluate the impact of a new certificate program in agriculture on its students' ability to secure employment and higher wages in Vermont.
    Vermont Technical College TAACCT Evaluation Plan
    KOLODINSKY 4c

    7 projects