Farmer Grants

FNE22-032: Evaluating Weed Suppression for Saffron Production
Erica Walch, Hobby Hill Farm,
$12,011

Graduate Student Grants

GNE21-271: Developing a plantbased attractant to trap swede midge
Andrea Campbell (Advisor: Yolanda Chen, University of Vermont)
$14,438

GNE22-282: Vermont Farmers’ Land Ethics Stories from the Ground Up
Kelsey Bentley  (Advisor: Amity Doolittle, Yale University)
$14,999

GNE21-259: Integrating Vermont Farmer and Service Provider Knowledges Using Co-Created Mental Models of Soil Health
Catherine Horney (Advisor: V Ernesto Mendez, University of Vermont)

Partnership Grants

ONE20-355: A Partnership for. Improving Northeast Honey Bee Breeding Stock by Implementing Novel Selection Criteria
Samantha Alger, University of Vermont, VT
$30,000

ONE20-365: Field Assessment of a Noel Behavioral Disruptor for Spotted Wing Drosophila Management in Northeastern Berry Crops
Victor Izzo and Scott Lewins, University of Vermont, VT
$29,999

ONE21-381: High Tunnel Gantry Systems with Transport Cart and Automated Row Cover System to Assist Small Farm Production, Scalability and Profitability
Diane Abruzzesi, Rigorous, VT
$29,944

ONE21-386: Integrating Solar Corridors into Vermont Corn Silage Production Systems
Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension, VT
$28,797

ONE21-391: Mycorrhizal Banks to Enhance Vegetable Yield and Reduce Water Quality Impairment by Mitigating Excessive Soil Phosphorus
Josef Gorres, University of Vermont, VT
$29,974

ONE21-402: Assessing Feasibility of Bio-acidification to Reduce On-farm Ammonia Volatilization from Dairy Manure, Digestate and Urine
Abraham Noe-Hays, Rich Earth Institute, VT
$29,939

ONE22-426: Farm-Scale Urine Fertilizer Implementation: Refining Application Methods, Gathering Buyer and Consumer Perspectives and Producing Farm Guide
Abraham Noe-Hays, Rich Earth Institute, VT
$29,998

ONE22-410: Hemp Fiber — Finding Value in the Supply Chain
Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension,  VT
$29,465

ONE22-429: Evaluating Essential Oil-based formulations for the Alternative Control of Winter Cattle Lice
Jeffrey Sanders
University of Vermont Extension, VT

ONE22-416: Adopting a New Culling Strategy to Reduce Johne’s Disease and Improve Economic Sustainability on Dairy Farms
Whitney Hull, University of Vermont Extension, VT
$25,950

Research and Education Grants

LNE21-414: Improving Pasture Resource Management with Farmer-Engaged Planning
Cheryl Cesario, University of Vermont, VT
$85,346

Research for Novel Approaches Grants

LNE21-428R: Improving the Capacity of Pea Cover Crops to Enhance Soil Health
Eric Bishop-von Wettberg, University of Vermont, VT
$196,658