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At the National Association for Agricultural Education meeting held in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Lamm Lab was recognized with the Journal Article of the Year award in the Journal of Agricultural Education. Authored by Tatevik Markosyan, Kristin Gibson, and Alexa Lamm, the study “Applying Situational Theory of Publics to Tailor Agricultural Messages for Rural Communities”…
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Upcycled food is emerging as a novel food category connected to efforts to reduce food waste and support more sustainable food systems. According to the Upcycled Food Association, it is the easy way for anyone to prevent food waste via the products they buy, and they do so by creating new, high-quality products out of…
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In the most recent episode of AgriCurious, Dennis Baffour-Awuah sits down with Dr. Jennifer Jo Thompson, an anthropologist and faculty member in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the University of Georgia, to explore the complex human side of agriculture and food systems. Using cover cropping as a key example, the conversation looks…
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A recent study exploring how tree-fruit growers in the eastern U.S. perceived the benefits and challenges of adopting Integrated Pest Management (IPM) through the lens of Diffusion Theory was recently published in Discover Sustainability. The full article, titled “Factors Influencing Tree-Fruit Growers’ Perceptions of IPM Implementation in the Eastern United States,” can be found here. The authorship…
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Meat holds a significant place in United States households and adds billions to the economy. The 2025 Meat Institute annual report states that 98% of American households buy meat, 81% see themselves as meat eaters, and 73% view meat as a healthy option overall. In the fifth episode of the second season of the Agricurious…
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A new study led by the Lamm Lab investigated pest issues, the needs for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research, and preferred communication methods among apple and peach growers in the Eastern United States. Titled “Assessing Eastern U.S. Tree Fruit Growers’ Pest Issues, Practices, and Preferences to Inform Effective IPM Communication”, the research was recently published…
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Dr. Craig Gundersen, a professor in the Department of Economics at Baylor University who serves as the Snee Family Endowed Chair, has focused his entire career on identifying the causes and consequences of food insecurity and the evaluation of food assistance programs such as SNAP. He joined Dennis Baffour-Awuah on episode four of season two…
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The Lamm Lab participated in the 96th Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Meeting, held in Saratoga Springs, New York, from March 14 to 17. Bringing together academics, students, and industry professionals, the conference featured presentations and activities focused on understanding insect behavior and its implications for agriculture, the environment and human livelihoods. Dennis Baffour-Awuah,…
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Precision agriculture has become a common term in agricultural practices and is widely used by farmers in their operations. According to the International Society of Precision Agriculture, it “is a management strategy that gathers, processes and analyzes temporal, spatial and individual plant and animal data and combines it with other information to support management decisions.”…
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The Cultivating Tomorrow’s Orchard: Evolving and Enhancing IPM in Eastern Tree Fruit Systems project team met in Kearneysville, West Virginia March 3 – 5, 2026 to share their findings from the first year and a half of the project with 20 members of their stakeholder advisory panel. Advisory panel members included apple and peach growers,…