Extension and Outreach
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
John Bovay and Elinor Benami (AAEC) and Rachel Henley and Thomas Stanley (VCE) present pasture range land and forage index insurance.
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Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers to address methods for measuring on-farm food loss and waste , article
“Reducing food loss and waste may have implications for both the environmental impact of agriculture and for food prices,” said John Bovay, principal investigator on the more than $630,000 grant project.
Date: 01/31/2024 -
Article ItemResearchers link food insecurity, financial hardship during COVID-19 to trait associated with poor health choices , article
The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study has implications for better understanding food choices and addictive disorders.
Date: 11/28/2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech helps Virginia producers understand commodity markets , article
Virginia producers depend on their abilities to analyze and form price expectations in order to make successful commodity marketing decisions. The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics has launched the Virginia Commodity Marketing website to serve as a free resource to help them.
Date: 08/29/2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech receives record $80 million grant to help farmers implement climate-smart practices that could significantly reduce greenhouse gases , article
The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received an $80 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to pilot a program that will pay producers to implement climate-smart practices on farms of all sizes and commodities, an initiative that could have significant impacts on curbing climate-changing gases.
Date: 08/02/2023
Patterns in Food Import Refusals Highlight Most Frequently Detected Problems
Strict Standards Nearly Eliminate Salmonella from Ground Beef Supplied to Schools
Animal Welfare Standards and Marketing
How does the Food Safety Modernization Act Affect Farms and Food Marketing Firms?
On-Farm Energy Management and Renewable Energy
The American Rescue Plan: Farms, Food, and Families
GMO, Bioengineered Labeling, and Non-GMO Food
Food safety, reputation, and regulation
Shaming, stringency, and shirking: Evidence from food-safety inspections
Patterns in Food Import Refusals Highlight Most Frequently Detected Problems
Strict Standards Nearly Eliminate Salmonella from Ground Beef Supplied to Schools
How does the Food Safety Modernization Act Affect Farms and Food Marketing Firms?
Price and Welfare Effects of the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule
Farm Financial Risk Management Series Part III: Introduction to Farm Planning Budgets
Farm Financial Risk Management Series Part II: Introduction to Farm Financial Statements
Risk Management and Crop Insurance
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
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
Resources
- The Center for Agricultural Trade
- The Kohl Centre
- Center for Economic Education at Virginia Tech
- Virginia Commodity Marketing
- Virginia's Use Value Assessment Program
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications
- Virginia Tech Income Tax School
- Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education
- Financial Resources
Every faculty member is involved with outreach. For more information about their work, visit their individual pages.