Ag Science Magazine
Winter 2020
Features
Researchers in the college aim to put microbes to work to improve our health and environment.
The college's Agricultural and Extension Education major is growing the future of education.
Researchers in the college analyze tens of thousands of animal samples a year, searching for pathogens that have the potential to cause deadly pandemics and billions of dollars in losses.
College Briefs
Collaboration Zone
A new building to house Animal Science and Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.
Bay Watch
Researchers find a way to cut costs without cutting corners to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake bay.
Hop Farms Are Hoppin'
Craft beer boom linked to record number of U.S. states growing hops.
Seaweed Feed
A seaweed additive cuts livestock methane but poses questions.
Daddy Daycare
Researchers reveal why some songbirds care for the wrong kids.
Sweet Pretender
Adding vanilla to sweetened milk makes consumers think the beverage is sweeter, allowing the amount of added sugar to be reduced, according to researchers in the college who will use the concept to develop a lower-sugar chocolate milk for the National School Lunch Program.
Mosquitoes, Beetles, and Leaky Guts
Last Chance for Ash
Research shows some ash trees are resistant to invasive beetles.
Harboring the Enemy
Foodborne pathogens can be sheltered by harmless bacteria in food processing plants.
Uncovering Roots
Technology enables visualization of crop roots.
Food Waste Nation
Researchers identify which Americans are wasting the most food.
Bovine TB Test
A new bovine tuberculosis test may improve vaccination programs throughout the world.
Planting Green to prep for a Wet Spring
Allowing cover crops to grow two weeks longer in the spring and planting corn and soybean crops into them before termination is a strategy that may help no-till farmers deal with wet springs, according to researchers in the college.
