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Study: Land development and climate change threaten clear water lakes, but there is hope for protecting them , articleA recent study from the Virginia Tech Department of Biological Sciences shows that the negative effects from climate change on clear water lakes can be mitigated by limiting nutrient pollution from land development in clear-water lakes.
Date: Oct 14, 2020 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension helps get food from the field to the table during COVID-19 , articleExtension agents continue the history of helping by creating innovative solutions and digital tools designed to help farmers adapt to the unique agricultural challenges created by COVID-19.
Date: Aug 12, 2020 -
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Integrated pest management practices bring more than $12 billion to the developing world , articleResearchers from Virginia Tech and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology demonstrate the high-return investment of applying ecological agricultural practices in developing countries.
Date: Jul 26, 2020 -
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Resiliency, entrepreneurial spirit will see agriculture industry through changing economy , articleThe agriculture industry is changing because of COVID-19, and David Kohl, professor emeritus, provides insight on what to expect in the industry over the next few years.
Date: Jul 24, 2020 -
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Grant studies community response to early warnings on safe drinking water in Bangladesh , articleA new grant will allow researchers to study how people in Bangladesh respond to an app that provides information about potential cholera outbreak risks.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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Record four students awarded Randolph L. Grayson Outstanding CALS Diversity Scholar Award , articleA record-breaking four winners of the annual Randolph L. Grayson Outstanding CALS Diversity Scholar Award were announced by the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Diversity Council.
Date: Jul 02, 2020 -
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Everett Peterson honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1989, Peterson was principal or co-principal investigator on more than 30 grants. In the classroom, Peterson taught both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Date: Jun 12, 2020 -
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ISCE Scholars focus on timely societal issues , articleFour projects that focus on significant issues facing the world today have been selected to receive funding from the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment for 2020-21.
Date: Jun 08, 2020 -
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New survey finds COVID-19 disrupts 90 percent of the aquaculture industry and spurs economic loss nationwide , articleThe implementation of social distancing policies, restaurant dine-in prohibitions, and stay-at-home orders across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic have severely impacted market channels for seafood consumers, recreational fishermen, and allied businesses, according to new survey results by Virginia Tech.
Date: May 07, 2020 -
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Pandemic leads COINS students to expand operations and educate each other and the general public about commodity markets , articleCommodity Investing by Students, or COINS, moved online after spring break, and with one analyst finishing the semester in Sweden, the group has leveraged his position and others to increase their outputs.
Date: May 07, 2020 -
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Researcher recognized with Distinguished Early Career Award from U.S. Aquaculture Society , articleJonathan van Senten was recently honored by the U.S. Aquaculture Society for his influential work that has benefited producers, researchers, and others in the industry.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center strives for industry innovations during COVID-19 , articleThe Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center is pushing the smartfarm boundaries in the seafood industry through expanding automation for processing to improve economic resiliency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Apr 30, 2020 -
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Macroeconomics comes to life in Mike Ellerbrock’s digital classroom , articleEllerbrock uses lessons from current COVID-19 pandemic events to drive home economic principles in his online classes.
Date: Apr 14, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech economist available to discuss stimulus package and COVID-19 impacts to society , articleWith the passing of the $2.2. trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security “CARES” Act, businesses are able to get help keeping employees on their payroll. Some loans in the package are eligible for full forgiveness if businesses maintain full staffing. many
Date: Apr 09, 2020 -
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COVID-19 could alter agricultural trade relationships; change view of globalization and interdependency for food , articleWhile progress was being made on the U.S.-China Phase One agricultural deal with changes to regulations on non-tariff barriers, COVID-19 has raised questions about diversifying suppliers for world-wide trade.
Date: Apr 08, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech experts say food supply chain is strong and resilient despite COVID-19 , articleThe food supply chain will be able to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to feed Americans across the country, two Virginia Tech experts said.
Date: Apr 07, 2020 -
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Virginia MarketMaker offers solution for producers facing market losses due to COVID-19 , articleAgricultural organizations including Virginia Cooperative Extension are stepping up to provide resources and solutions for producers now looking for new ways to sell their already-planted crops and provide consumers with the nutrition they need.
Date: Mar 26, 2020 -
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Shamar Stewart appointed assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics , articleStewart's research focus is on issues relating to the macroeconomy and their implications for trade and borrowing patterns.
Date: Mar 25, 2020 -
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John Bovay named assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics , articleBovay's focus is on the economics of regulation and its effects on farmers, consumers, and society as a whole.
Date: Mar 12, 2020 -
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Charlotte Emlinger appointed assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics , articleEmlinger’s research centers on international agricultural trade and how trade regulations and the way firms respond to those regulations impact markets and competitiveness.
Date: Mar 09, 2020
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