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Farm tour for GROW summer meeting

Associate Professor Michael Flessner (center) hosted the Getting Rid of Weeds (GROW) summer meeting.

It included tours at farms in Powhatan County, Va. and Nottoway County, Va., as well as the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC), where participants viewed some of Flessner’s small plot field research trials.

Southern Soybean Breeders Tour in Norfolk, Va.

The Virginia Tech Soybean Breeding and Genetics program hosted a Southern Soybean Breeders Tour in Norfolk, Va. It brought together the university and private industry to exchange knowledge and strengthen collaboration. They visited several sites including Hubbard Peanut Company (pictured above) the Port of Virginia, and the Tidewater and Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Centers.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences held its annual awards ceremony and luncheon. Several Faculty members from the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences were honored.

CALS Team Award recipients

The Team Award recognizes the achievements and impacts of interdisciplinary teams. Recipients pictured above from left to right are David Haak (SPES), Scott Salom (Ent), Emily Reed (FLSI), Todd Schenk (SPIA), and Jacob Barney (SPES).

Michael Goatley

Michael Goatley was awarded the Andy Swiger Land-Grant Award. It is given in recognition of accomplishments in teaching, research, or extension which contribute to solving practical problems.

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