College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Kiwifruit Bacterium
Virginia Tech and University of Tuscia lead international research team to unravel origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium
Virginia Tech and University of Tuscia lead international research team to unravel origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium
Kiwifruit Bacterium
Virginia Tech and University of Tuscia lead international research team to unravel origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium
Virginia Tech and University of Tuscia lead international research team to unravel origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium
Virginia Tech breaks ground...
Construction began in February on the new Biosciences Precinct at the corner of Duck Pond Drive and Washington Street.
Virginia Farm to Table Plan
Strategic Plan for Strengthening Virginia’s Food System and Economic Future now available
The Flourish of Discovery: In Latham Hall, philanthropy helps research take root
The support generated by the recently completed Campaign for Virginia Tech: Invent the Future is already shaping the university by taking research to the next level.
Eat Smart, Move More
Eat Smart, Move More helps low income families and children learn to eat healthier and move more throughout the state of Virginia.
Zhang’s research enlists enzymes to deliver renewable energy
To produce ethanol from plant material, researchers must follow three main steps...
Features
Extension releases e-pubs
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is the first college at Virginia Tech to provide publications in an e-pub format — an easy, convenient, and environmentally-friendly way to disseminate valuable and practical information. The Virginia Cooperative Extension’s free publications will be available for iPads, iPhones, and iPod touch. The publications will soon be available for other e-readers.
Extension publications posted on the web received more than 4 million page views in 2011. Given the large volume of requests for publications, that number is expected to spike this year. To meet that demand, Extension will release e-pubs every month that reflect its most well-read publications which are relevant to the respective season.
John Lee Pratt Animal Nutrition Senior Fellows present research
Ten seniors from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presented their research projects on May 3 as part of the John Lee Pratt Animal Nutrition Senior Fellows program. The program promotes the study of animal nutrition across departments throughout the college.
Are too many minerals in water a bad thing for cows?
Cows are thirsty and with good reason — they need to drink nearly 30 gallons of water a day to produce milk and stay healthy. That water needs to be of good quality because much of the ingested water becomes milk, which is made up of about 87 percent water.
Cows’ drinking water includes a variety of minerals that are beneficial for them. The various minerals provide the nutritional value of milk to calves and humans. But when that balance is off-kilter, the milk composition could be altered and that could cause problems for cows.
