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2026 Vermont Maple Conference: Opportunities for All Maple Producers

Plant Garlic Now for Next Year’s Harvest

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Hear From Vermont Farmers in New Documentary Screening, Q&A Panel on Oct. 19 & 20

University of Vermont Extension and the Franklin and Grand Isle Farmers Watershed Alliance invite you to see the new documentary, "The State of...

Vermont 4-H'ers Show Horses, Working Steers, and Sheep at the Big E

Among the several thousand 4-H'ers demonstrating their skills at the Eastern States Exposition (the Big E) in 2026, 16 Vermont youth recently...

Extending the Growing Season

Gardeners know the change of seasons is inevitable. Even so, we’ll often do our best to eke out a few more days, perhaps another week, for as long...

FFAR-Funded Research Prepares Farmers for Insecticide Use Changes

Vermont farmers will soon face new restrictions on one of the most widely used classes of insecticides, neonicotinoid insecticides.

Vermont Forest Managers, Landowners Can Now Access New Guide to Stewardship Amid Climate Change

A new resource is now available across Vermont for forest managers and landowners navigating climate change impacts and stewardship.

Preparing Annual Beds for Winter and Beyond

Fall is upon us, and it’s time to put our gardens to bed for the winter.

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

Among the 2026 delegation of Vermont 4-H'ers at the Big E in West Springfield, Mass., 29 youth demonstrated their knowledge and skills in the 4-H...

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

Sustainable road salting keeps people safe, saves communities money, and protects waterways.

Planting Perennials This Fall

The garden season is slowly winding down, but before you clean and store your tools, consider taking advantage of this quieter time to add some...

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

Translation provided by Maria Aguirre.Read this story in Spanish.Israel Vazquez Diaz knows coffee. Around the age of 7 he began harvesting coffee...

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

Around 5 p.m. on a summer Friday, when most people were beginning their weekends, University of Vermont Extension Professor Ann Hazelrigg pulled into...

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...