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Virginia Tech sports fans can now gobble up peanuts produced by three generations of Hokies , article“It’s an unbelievably cool experience for us, and we can’t wait to share our products with all of Hokie Nation,” Brett Smith, a 2019 graduate of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, said of his family’s company, Whitley’s Peanut Factory.
Date: Oct 12, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech alumnus addresses foreign policy challenges at the U.S. Department of State , articleExperiences and relationships in Virginia Tech's Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics prepared Thomas Debass for the global stage.
Date: Sep 25, 2022 -
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Next-generation leaders gain hands-on training in data science from Virginia Tech and Microsoft to address challenges in agriculture and rural communities , articleA grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded a 10-week research internship for undergraduates in data analytics in agriculture, community, and rural economics.
Date: Jul 20, 2022 -
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Degrees created opportunity for alumnus to become a global expert in seafood traceability , articleThe “applied economics toolbox” Alexander Miller gained at Virginia Tech has helped the seafood industry overcome its challenges, especially during Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Date: Jul 06, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech team works to address legacy nutrient issues affecting water quality , article“The overall goal is to design and test ‘payments for demonstrated performance’ to incentivize agricultural landowners to install bioreactors that reduce legacy nutrients,” said Kurt Stephenson, principal investigator on the nearly $500,000 project.
Date: May 16, 2022 -
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Virginia 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: Apr 22, 2022
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