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Norah Lake and her Sweetland Farm Win the Prestigious Leopold Conservation Award

Dividing Perennials in the Fall

Interactive Workshop About Sustainable Road Salting Practices

Supporting Vermont’s Sweetest Industry: New Maple Syrup Quality Testing Lab Opens to Serve Vermont Producers

Beautiful, Beneficial Oaks

Prepare Garden Beds Now for Spring

It won’t be long before gardening season draws to a close, but if you’re thinking about...

Drought Stress Affecting Vermont's Trees and Shrubs

After a very wet spring, warm and dry conditions have dominated Vermont and the Northeast since the...

Old Growth, New Vision

The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Forest Conference, Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests: A Vision for...

UVM's "Across the Fence" Television Show Inducted into Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame

For over 20 years, outstanding farmers, producers, and other individuals involved in Vermont’s...

Udderly Impressive! Vermont’s 4-H Youth Shine at State Dairy Show

The State 4-H Dairy Show was held at the Caledonia Fairgrounds in Lyndonville, Vermont, on August...

Rascally Rabbits in the Garden

Rabbits are adorable creatures, until they devour your newly planted perennials, that is. Many...

UVM Extension Retirees Gather for Annual Luncheon

On Thursday, August 14, 28 UVM Extension retirees, spouses and family members gathered in...

Lilac Leaf Blight

Lilacs are currently losing their leaves due to a disease called lilac leaf blight, caused by the...

Plant Profile: Purple Coneflower

If you don’t already grow purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in your garden, you’ve most...

4-H Kids and Cows Compete at Tunbridge Dairy Show

Several local 4-H dairy club members participated in the 2025 Centraland Southeast Region 4-H...

Soil Properties of a Successful Garden

What makes good soil and what does “good” mean? Most of us would likely answer that good soil...

Shade Gardening

It’s the height of summer, and the weather is hot, hot, hot! That doesn’t mean work in the...

Four Girls Dairy Named Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year

Four Girls Dairy, a 247-acre hill farm in Fairfax, Vermont, has been named the 2025 Vermont Dairy...

Thirty 4-H'ers Compete in Lamoille County Dairy Show

The 2025 Lamoille County 4-H Youth Dairy Show, held in conjunction with Lamoille County Field Days,...

4-H'ers Gather in Pawlet for Shooting Sports Jamboree

Members of eight 4-H shooting sports clubs met in Pawlet for a weekend of friendly competition in...

Glorious Goldenrod

Many common flowering plants that grow on roadsides and fields are more beneficial than you might...

Fairgrounds Hosts State 4-H Horse Show

The 2025 Vermont State 4-H Horse Show delivered all that it promised: Serious, but fun,...

Campers Explore Nature at Weekend Academy

Sixteen young nature enthusiasts gathered in Woodbury recently to explore the outdoors, take part...

Free Workshop Offered on Robotic Milkers

Automated milking systems, also known as robotic milkers, not only save time and labor but may lead...

It's Blueberry Season

Blueberries, which originated in North America, are one of the healthiest fruits you can eat. They...

Summer Gardening Tips

The celebration of summer is underway, bringing with it peak gardening season. Every day there’s...

Short Course Teaches Composting Basics

Backyard composting is a cost-efficient way to turn food scraps, leaves and other yard waste into...

Trees, Glorious Trees!

Trees are among the hardest working plants in the landscape. Even the smallest yard can accommodate...

Be On The Alert For European Cherry Fruit Fly

University of Vermont (UVM) Extension and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets are...

Growing Strawberries

If seeing strawberries at farmers markets and roadside stands starts you dreaming about harvesting...