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Virginia Cooperative Extension tips can help keep your home, family safe...
Following fire safety tips can help keep the holidays safe. By: Allison Hedrick Wintertime — especially during the holidays — can be a risky time for health and safety. Virginia Cooperative Extension...
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Training helps farmers minimize risk and expand markets
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspector speaks with farmers during a GAP certification audit. Recent reforms of U.S. food safety laws have left farmers and growers scrambling...
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Researchers enlist public’s help in curbing the spread of boxwood disease
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 19, 2013 – Virginia Cooperative Extension is cautioning the public to take measures to avoid spreading potentially the devastating boxwood blight when decorating for the holidays...
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Winter conferences on no-till conservation farming set for Feb. 4 and 5
BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 15, 2014 – The Virginia No-Till Alliance in collaboration with Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will host its annual winter...
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Virginia Tech to host beef cattle health conference in Blacksburg, Jan. 25
By: Michael Sutphin BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 17, 2014 – Beef cattle producers will have an opportunity to learn strategies to protect the health of their herds at the Virginia Tech Beef Cattle Health...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension encourages the public to be prepared for...
An emergency kit is a collection of items your household may need in the event of an emergency. It should contain enough items to supply food and water for your family for at least three days. Photo...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension encourages Virginians to prepare for winter
Do not overexert yourself when shoveling snow or stay outdoors for long periods of time. Photo credit: Extension Disaster Education Network BLACKSBURG, Va., Nov. 26, 2014 – The National Weather Service...
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Extension encourages residents to plan ahead during National Hurricane...
BLACKSBURG, Va., May 21, 2015 – Virginia Cooperative Extension is encouraging residents to plan ahead during National Hurricane Preparedness Week, which is May 24-30. Hurricanes are one of the most...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension provides tips on protecting bird flocks from...
BLACKSBURG, Va., June 1, 2015 – Virginia Cooperative Extension is reminding people with backyard chickens and small commercial flocks to remain vigilant to protect their animals from the avian flu....
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Virginia Cooperative Extension encourages residents to plan ahead during...
Virginia Cooperative Extension is encouraging residents to plan ahead during National Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 15-21, 2016. Hurricanes are one of the most common natural disasters that Virginia...
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Taking the bite out of bedbugs
While bedbugs have largely been the bane of landlords and hoteliers, researchers from Virginia Cooperative Extension have discovered that bedbugs are increasingly popping up in spaces such as health...
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Virginia Cooperative Extension keeps food supply safe for consumers and...
When a Loudon County businesswoman needed some help to make sure her food was safe for consumers and she had the needed knowledge on how to increase her business, she knew just where to look. Virginia...
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Water testing program helps get the lead out
Virginia Tech’s recent discovery of abnormally high amounts of lead in the Flint, Michigan, water system has made safe drinking water a hot topic. But while the water in Flint came from a municipal...
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‘Proactive’ programming in Loudoun County tackles foodborne illness from the...
Each year in the U.S., there are approximately 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths linked to foodborne illness. Twenty foodborne illness outbreaks were reported in 2013 in...
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Looking for clues about disease affecting cattle and people
A Virginia Tech researcher is hoping to better understand a bacterium responsible for both spontaneous abortions in cattle and an inconsistent and sometimes fatal fever in humans. Clay Caswell (left),...
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Tracking and stopping human and agricultural viruses
Viruses are molecular thieves that take from their hosts under the cloak of darkness. But now a Virginia Tech scientist has found a way to not only track viral hijackers, but also to potentially stop...
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Extension is ahead of the curve on new food safety rules
Adrianna Vargo, director of grower services at Charlottesville’s Local Food Hub, has collaborated with Virginia Cooperative Extension to get critical information to growers regarding the Food and Drug...
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Exploring genetics to combat malaria and Zika
The Zika virus has quickly become a major health threat, and researchers at Virginia Tech are looking for ways to curtail its spread. Fralin Life Science Institute’s Vector-Borne Disease Research Group...
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Storm Damage: Forests and Trees
High winds and saturated soils can result in damage to forest and yard trees. With Hurricane Florence approaching Virginia and the Carolina’s, you may be wondering what to do. Let’s talk about trees in...
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Chainsaw Safety – before and after the storm
Someone once said the only difference between a Colt 45 pistol and a chainsaw is that anyone can buy and operate a chainsaw. No license is required; there is no test to take, class to complete, or...
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