News and Events

The UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is often featured in regional, national, and international news. There are many stories of faculty, student, and alumni successes to celebrate. Catch up on CALS' breaking news here.

Newsworthy Successes

Building Water Resilient Agricultural Systems

Food Systems Ph.D. Candidate, Pindar Yawulda Mbaya, Recognized with the 2026 CALS Graduate Student Our Common Ground Award

Rail View Dairy is the 2026 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year

Two UVM Doctoral Candidates Are Awarded Prestigious USDA Predoctoral Fellowships

Build Your Maple Marketing Strategy This Summer

How to Keep You, Your Family and Your Employees Safe During Extreme Heat

More news

06/26/2026

What Proposed Changes to the H-2A Program Could Mean for Vermont Dairy Farms and Workers

The Trump administration, this month, proposed expanding access to the federal H-2A visa program, a...

06/24/2026

Graduate Student Bryce Bierman Accepts Role as Charlotte Town Administrator

Just a few weeks into his new role, Charlotte Town Administrator Bryce Bierman is already...

06/23/2026

UVM, Penn State Extension Researchers Win NEED Grant, Seek Nurse Cow-Calf Contact Dairy Farms

A new, collaborative project between the University of Vermont and Penn State Extension is...

06/19/2026

On Across The Fence, Vermont Chefs Share Stories About Freedom, Recipes for Juneteenth

This week on Across the Fence, three Vermont chefs who make African diaspora food share stories of...

06/18/2026

Who Gets to Choose a Plant‑Based Diet?

What comes to mind when you hear “plant‑based diet”? Environmental responsibility? Better...

06/15/2026

SAFE MApp to Bolster Livestock, Poultry Disease Prevention and Emergency Response Planning

Every day, livestock and poultry producers put time and effort into keeping their animals...

06/11/2026

Photo Essay: In Paddock Paradise with Icelandic Horses for an Extension Workshop

Nestled in some gentle hills in Cornwall, Vermont, there is a continuous, nearly-mile-long,...

06/09/2026

How the 'Vermont Assessment of Assets, Angles and Need' Plans To Empower A Thriving Vermont

Every human has basic societal needs in order to thrive. Things like a place to live, something to...

06/05/2026

UVM Doctoral Student Emma Spett Earns Emerging Leader Award

CALS' doctoral student Emma Spett has been honored as a 2026 “Emerging Leader” by the Southern...

06/02/2026

Give Input for Director of Extension Search on June 18

Vermonters are encouraged to share their input with the University of Vermont committee searching...