Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

05/21/2026

Congratulations to the Virginia Tech Intercollegiate Dressage Team on making Hokie history with its first-ever IDA national championship title! 🏆🐴

Learn more about this historic win ➡️ https://go.vt.edu/uoT75

05/15/2026

Can you believe you did it!? 🎓🎉

A lot of hard work, early mornings, late nights, research, teamwork, and determination led to this moment. Congratulations to the CALS Class of 2026!

Wherever your path leads next, we’ll be cheering you on.

Find the full gallery ➡️ https://brnw.ch/cals26

05/14/2026

Today we're highlighting Carly Thomas, a Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural, Leadership, & Community Education ! 🎓🧡

An Agricultural and Extension Education major with a minor in Leadership and Social Change, Carly focused her time at Virginia Tech on storytelling, leadership, and community impact.

Through internships with the Virginia FFA Foundation and the National FFA Organization, she discovered her passion for sharing the stories of agricultural education and the students it serves.

On campus, she's stayed involved as a leader in the Collegiate Young Farmers and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow organizations, and is a member of Alpha Tau Alpha.

After graduation, Carly will serve as Communications Manager and Executive Assistant for the Virginia FFA Foundation. Long term, she hopes to return home to Highland County and continue her family’s farming legacy.

Congratulations, Carly! 🌱

05/12/2026

Meet Seunghee Stella Yoon, a Virginia Tech Department of Food Science and Technology from Seoul, South Korea! 🎓🧡

Seunghee dedicated her time at Virginia Tech to research, leadership, and sustainability in food systems. As an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Huang’s lab, she explored ways to create value from food-related materials and contributed as a co-author on published research. She also served as President of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), Southern Virginia chapter, where she supported and connected with others in her community.

After graduation, Seunghee will pursue her M.S. in Food Science at the Ohio State University, focusing on sustainability in food systems, particularly food upcycling and the development of value-added products from food byproducts

Congratulations, Seunghee! We can’t wait to see the impact you make in building a more sustainable food future. 🌱

05/08/2026

Virginia Tech researchers are studying how light, energy, and controlled environments can make food production more efficient and resilient year-round in the greenhouses of the future. 🌱

Learn more ➡️ https://go.vt.edu/uoHZN

05/07/2026

A Virginia Tech-led initiative helping farmers adopt climate-smart practices will continue after receiving an extension from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 🌱

🔗: go.vt.edu/uoCV0

05/06/2026

05/05/2026

Today we're celebrating Andrew Teagle, a Virginia Tech Agricultural & Applied Economics ! 🎓🧡

An Agribusiness Management major with minors in Horticulture and Civic Agriculture & Food Systems, Andrew's Hokie experience focused on hands-on agriculture and community connection.

At VT, he served as a peer mentor, teaching assistant, CALS Ambassador, and a leader in the AgEcon Club. His experience also took him abroad to Brazil, where he competed in an international agribusiness case competition and expanded his global perspective on agriculture.

After graduation, Andrew will return to Ware Neck Produce as a farm manager, continuing the work that inspired him to pursue agriculture. Long term, he hopes to own a local farm where he can serve his community with fresh, locally grown food.

Congratulations, Andrew! 🌱