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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 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 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 Tech to break ground on first building in new Biosciences Precinct

Virginia Farm to Table Plan

Strategic Plan for Strengthening Virginia’s Food System and Economic Future now available

    Virginia Farm to Table

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.

    The Flourish of Discovery: In Latham Hall, philanthropy helps research take root

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.

    Eat Smart, Move More

Zhang’s research enlists enzymes to deliver renewable energy

To produce ethanol from plant material, researchers must follow three main steps...

   

Zhang’s research enlists enzymes to deliver renewable energy

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Features

  • Extension releases e-pubs

        New e-books available from Extension

    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

        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?

        Cow Water Research

    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.

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