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29 Vermont 4-H'ers Compete in the Dairy Show at the Big E

Winter Maintenance Practitioners Can Sign Up for an Oct. 7 Training on Sustainable Road Salting Practices

Planting Perennials This Fall

For Guatemala’s Organic Coffee Farmers, Better Soil Starts with Better Answers

Extension Plant Disease Expert Ann Hazelrigg Retires from 'Never Boring' UVM Role After Four Decades

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Registration is Open for Oct. 16 Youth Environmental Science (YES!) Summit

Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn about environmental issues and ways to take action? Great! You can now sign up for the Youth...

Selecting and Planting Bulbs This Fall

As the gardening season winds down, why not think ahead to spring and plant some early bloomers like crocus (Crocus) and daffodils (Narcissus)?

Vermonters Urged to Watch for Spotted Lanternfly Adults and Egg Masses

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation are asking Vermonters to be on the...

New UVM/USDA Food Systems Research Station Opens

As a herd of cattle grazes at the newly opened Food Systems Research Station (FSRS), their movements are quietly revealing new insights about the...

Photo Essay: Vermont 4-H Brings Community — and Costumed Cows — to the Orleans County Fair

By 3:45 p.m. on Saturday at the 2026 Orleans County Fair, Smalls, Ramona, and Lainey Wilson had their Willy-Wonka-themed outfits in place.

Fabulous Fall Cover Crops

As you walk through your vegetable garden, you may be noticing some spaces that are now open after the harvest of earlier crops such as onions,...

UVM, USDA Release New Research Identifying Ways to Strengthen Farms, Communities Through Agritourism

A new national agritourism study has been released by the University of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the National...

New Research Offers "Alternative Farmhouse" Model to Identify Barriers, Opportunities for Agriculture to Build a Healthier World

Eliminating toxic chemicals from our food, increasing biodiversity and carbon-storing soil in agricultural landscapes, and making sure everyone can...

The Science of Fall Foliage

With leaf peeping season around the corner, University of Vermont researchersWilliam Keeton,Ali Kosiba, andLisa Chaseexplain the science behind why...

Seed Saving

It’s harvest time, and we’re enjoying the fruits of our labors, especially the tasty ones we’ll reminisce about this winter. While there’s...

Composting in Bear Country? Short Course Starting Sept. 11 Shows You How

If you live in Vermont, you live in bear country.

When it’s Too Hot to Work in the Garden

Have the dog days of summer got you down? Do you look at your garden, wishing you could be outside doing something productive, but you know it’s...

How UVM Extension Provides Ongoing Education to Vermont's Tax Professionals

In a little over a month, the 2025 income tax season will come to a close. Anyone who requested a filing extension has until Oct. 15 to send in their...

Meet the UVM Extension Interns Cultivating Healthy Communities This Summer

For the summer of 2026, University of Vermont Extension had the support, creativity and enthusiasm of 10 student interns as it continued its work of...

70 Youth Compete in State 4-H Dairy Show at Addison County Fairgrounds

Youth from across Vermont competed at the State 4-H Dairy Show this month.

From Robots to Soil Health and Fiber Arts: Highlights from the 2026 Annual Crops and Soils Field Day

Enlightening. Productive. Exciting. Educational. Good for the soul. This is how guests described the Annual Crops and Soils Field Day at Borderview...

Soil Sampling Made Simple: New Project Helps Vermonters Protect Lake Champlain

Protecting Lake Champlain starts in our own backyards. Through a two-year grant, University of Vermont Extension is expanding efforts to help...

Brattleboro Union High School Students Build Their Skills and a Stone Wall Through CAVE Program

Over the course of July, Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS) students built a dry stone wall in the CAVE (Culinary Agriculture Vocational Education)...

2026 Vermont 4-H Shooting Sports Jamboree Celebrates Competition, Sportsmanship, and Leadership

This year's Vermont 4-H Shooting Sports Jamboree in St. Johnsbury brought together young people from across Vermont to celebrate marksmanship,...

Three Ways to Compost

Gardeners call compost “black gold” for good reason. It adds nutrients to the soil and improves soil texture. It also helps keep organic...

Young Dairy Exhibitors Showcase Excellence at 2026 Lamoille County 4-H Dairy Show

Outstanding youth exhibitors from across northern Vermont gathered at the Lamoille County Field Days for the annual 2026 Lamoille County 4-H Dairy...

Central and Southeastern Regional 4-H Dairy Clinic and Show Celebrates Youth Achievement and Dairy Excellence

Thirty-one youth from across Central and Southeastern Vermont gathered for the annual Central and Southeastern Regional 4-H Dairy Clinic and Show, a...

Vermonters Encouraged to Look for Signs of Asian Longhorned Beetle

August is Tree Check Month, and Vermonters are encouraged to take a few minutes to inspect the trees around their homes, neighborhoods, parks, and...

A Day in the Life of One UVM Extension Master Gardener

One Thursday in June, at 9 a.m. on the dot, a landline telephone rang in UVM's Plant Diagnostic Clinic.

The African Diaspora Foodways Institute Pilots Partnerships with Vermont Culinary Artists

One recent Saturday at Clemmons Family Farm, a large group spilled into a sunny living room overlooking green fields, Lake Champlain and the...