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50 years of helping Virginia's seafood industry thrive , articleFrom food safety and aquaculture to market development and workforce training, the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center applies research to the challenges facing a $1.27 billion industry.
Date: Sep 24, 2026 - -
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Faculty and staff honored with annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences awards , articleSix faculty and staff members were recognized for contributions in research, outreach, service, and support of the college’s land-grant mission.
Date: Sep 21, 2026 - -
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Virginia agriculture’s ‘chief hype girl’ finds her place promoting the industry she loves , articleSarah Jane Thomsen M.S. ’19 has turned a lifelong connection to agriculture into a career supporting the farmers and agribusinesses behind it.
Date: Sep 18, 2026 - -
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Seed grants fuel new approaches to food packaging, cancer research, and 4-H evaluation , articleThree interdisciplinary Virginia Tech teams received $25,000 each through the Susan E. Duncan Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences Seed Grant program.
Date: Sep 10, 2026 - -
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Using data to help wheat growers adapt to unpredictable weather , articleAs weather becomes more variable, researchers are helping growers identify planting dates that protect yields and reduce the risk of spring freezes.
Date: Aug 26, 2026 - -
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Experimental enzyme shows promise against fire blight disease , articleThe study marks the first major research milestone in a national effort to develop new tools that help growers combat one of the most damaging diseases of apples and pears.
Date: Aug 10, 2026 - -
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Feeding dairy cows to be more resilient to infection , articleNew research focuses on strengthening cows’ immune systems through nutrition to address rising disease rates and industry challenges.
Date: Jul 31, 2026 - -
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Ancient millipedes still had secrets to tell , articleResearchers completed the first evolutionary history of Earth’s first land animals, pushing their origins tens of millions of years deeper into the past.
Date: Jun 12, 2026 - -
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Could your dog help fight the spotted lanternfly? A new study makes the case , articleOrdinary pet dogs outperformed trained human searchers in the first real-world test of community dog-handler teams, finding more than twice as many egg masses.
Date: Jun 09, 2026 - -
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Study abroad program builds lasting food security partnerships in South Africa , articleStudents and faculty members partner with Cape Town communities through classwork, research, and campus fundraising, transforming a two-week study abroad program into sustained food security collaboration.
Date: Mar 26, 2026 - -
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New agroclimate app delivers real-time climate and crop insights , articleDeveloped by researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the free web-based tool helps growers use satellite and weather data to optimize irrigation, fertilization, and harvest decisions.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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One week in a foster home dramatically improves shelter dogs’ lives , articleA new study shows that a week away from the kennel may be one of the best stress-relievers a shelter dog can get — and pairing them with a familiar canine buddy when they return helps even more.
Date: Jan 27, 2026 - -
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New research shows how farmers can be left dry by rainfall insurance , articleSmall differences in rainfall data and grid size can lead to big discrepancies in insurance payouts, a new study finds, leaving some farmers uncovered.
Date: Oct 31, 2025 - -
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Global farm productivity growth stalls, raising risks for food and markets , articleVirginia Tech's 2025 Global Agricultural Productivity Report warns that innovation is falling behind demand, leaving farmers without the tools needed to keep food affordable and sustainable.
Date: Oct 01, 2025 - -
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Virginia ram test continues to evolve alongside industry needs and technology , articleWith one of the nation’s longest-running performance programs, Virginia Tech has helped sheep producers make better breeding decisions for five decades.
Date: Sep 25, 2025 - -
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A smarter way to control mosquitoes , articleScientists have developed a new method to separate nonbiting male mosquitoes from disease-carrying females, a breakthrough that could make mosquito control faster, cheaper, and easier to scale.
Date: Sep 22, 2025 - -
Video ItemIs the Future of the Greenhouse Industry Red? , video
Virginia Tech researchers are testing red plastic in greenhouses in hopes to boost yields and reduce the time and takes to produce a sellable crop.
Date: Jul 16, 2025 - -
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Man’s best friend could be the spotted lanternfly’s worst enemy , articleVirginia Tech researchers found that everyday dog-handler teams can effectively detect spotted lanternfly egg masses, offering a community-driven tool to fight invasive agricultural pests.
Date: Jul 16, 2025 -
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