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Extension and Outreach with Value 

As part of a land-grant university, we serve our community, state, nation, and the world at large through our Extension and outreach programs.

John Bovay, Extension Program Leader: 540-231-7936, bovay@vt.edu

  • GRANT: George Davis, AAEC/HNFE, Carlin Rafie, HNFE, and John W Epling, Jr., VT Carilion School of Medicine, won a $30K grant for “Reducing ‘Sludge’ in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Research and Extension Collaboration.” This project will seek ways to reduce administrative barriers, called “sludge” by economists, for colorectal cancer screenings.
  • ARTICLE: Daily News Record: Among a long list of new Virginia state laws that went into effect on July 1 is one that prohibits China or any "foreign adversary" from purchasing agricultural land in the Commonwealth. Jen Friedel, Assistant Professor of Practice and Director VA Land Use-Value Assessment Program

2022: PBS In Focus | Inflation in the housing sector has become too much for many families already on the financial fence. Mike Ellerbrock, Professor

Resource productivity and costs of aquaculture practices: Economic-sustainability perspectives from US catfish farming

Cormorant Predation of Commercial Catfish Aquaculture in the Mississippi Delta
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-231/AAEC-231.html

The Problems of Avian Predators on Fish Farms: Scaup on Baitfish (Golden Shiner) Farms. AAEC-191. Virginia Cooperative Extension. July 8, 2019.
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/AAEC/aaec-191/AAEC-191.pdf

Overview of Good Aquaculture Practices. Virginia Cooperative Extension. 600-054 (CNRE-40P). December 20, 2018. https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/600/600-054/600-054.html

National Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-219/AREC-219.html

South East Region Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-222.html

South Central Region Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-221.html

Great Lakes Region Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-220.html

Wisconsin Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-218.html

Pennsylvania Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-217.html

Ohio Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-216.html

North Carolina Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-215.html

New York Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-214.html

Florida, Illinois, Texas, and Kansas Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-213.html

Arkansas Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-212.html

Alabama Baitfish and Sportfish Regulatory Costs http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-220/AREC-211.html

Costs of Regulations on Baitfish/Sportfish Farms: What will it be for trout? https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AREC/AREC-202/AREC-202.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Western Region Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-206/AAEC-206.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Michigan Findings https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-197/AAEC-197.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Utah Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-202/AAEC-202.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Midwest States Findings https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-192/AAEC-192.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Idaho Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-196/AAEC-196.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: New York Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-198/AAEC-198.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: North Carolina Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-199/AAEC-199.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Ohio Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-200/AAEC-200.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Pennsylvania Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-201/AAEC-201.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Virginia Findings https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-203/AAEC-203.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: West Virginia Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-204/AAEC-204.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Wisconsin Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-205/AAEC-205.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: National Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-192/AAEC-192.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Coastal States Findings
https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-193/AAEC-193.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Colorado Findings
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/AAEC/AAEC-195/AAEC-195.html

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: National Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/National.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Coastal States Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Coastal-states.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Midwest States Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Midwest-states.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Western Region Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Western-Region_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Colorado Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Colorado.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Idaho Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Idaho.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Michigan Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Michigan.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: New York Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/NewYork.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: North Carolina Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/NorthCarolinat_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Ohio Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Ohio_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Pennsylvania Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Pennsylvania_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Utah Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Utah_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Virginia Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Virginia_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: West Virginia Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/WestVirginia_Final.pdf

The Effects of Regulations on the U.S. Salmonid Industry: Wisconsin Findings
http://depts.washington.edu/wracuw/front%20page/Regulations_fact-sheets/Wisconsin.pdf