Virginia Cooperative Extension

Recent papers from Virginia Cooperative Extension

1. Understanding Youth Screen Time and Mental Health: A Natural Language Processing Topic Modeling AnalysisFuture · 2026
2. Elevating the quality of 4-H volunteer learning: Development of the UC 4-H Volunteer Educators’ Guide and training seriesCalifornia Agriculture · 2026
3. “Estar Bien Consigo Mismo” and the Mental Health of Latino Farmworkers in NCJournal of Agromedicine · 2026
4. From Environmental Burden to Valuable Feedstock: A Rapid Review of Wood Waste and Residue MarketsResources · 2026
5. Pathogen local adaptation shapes Pierce’s disease of grapevines outcomes under field conditionsApplied and Environmental Microbiology · 2026
6. Prevalence of Foliar Diseases on Muskmelon ( Cucumis melo var. melo ) in South CarolinaPlant Disease · 2026
7. Distribution, Seroprevalence, and Factors Associated with Anaplasma marginale Seropositivity in Adult Cattle from Cow-Calf Herds in CaliforniaPreventive Veterinary Medicine Regional Studies and Reports · 2026
8. Evaluation of processing tomato cultivars for susceptibility to Fusarium stem rot and decline, 2024Plant Health Progress · 2026
9. Whole orchard recycling in California's Central Valley: Benefits, management, and adoptionJournal of Environmental Quality · 2026
10. When mulch burns: fire risks at the wildland–urban interfaceInternational Journal of Wildland Fire · 2026
11. Preemergence Japanese stiltgrass control in turfgrassCrop Forage & Turfgrass Management · 2026
12. Development and deployment of a risk assessment index as a decision‐support tool for managing whitefly‐transmitted viruses affecting squashPest Management Science · 2026
13. Dissecting the genetics of forage quality traits in soft red winter wheat in the U.S. southeast regionFrontiers in Plant Science · 2026
14. Implementation and Evaluation of a Biochemistry Research Skills CURE for First‐Year R1 University StudentsBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education · 2026
15. Risk Factors Associated with Generic E. coli Survival in Soils from Certified Organic FarmsJournal of Food Protection · 2026
16. Simulation analysis of micron-scale indentation damage in a multilayer apple structure comprising wax, peel, and fleshProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science · 2026
17. Stink bug spatial distribution and sampling optimization in North Carolina and Virginia soybeansJournal of Economic Entomology · 2026
18. Epicatechin Oxidation Dimers Produced by Crude Tea Enzymes: Isolation, Structural Elucidation, and Potential Link to Thearubigin FormationJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2026
19. Lauric acid and microencapsulated zinc oxide have divergent effects on weaned pig growth performance, jejunal barrier function and intestinal transcriptomic profilesJournal of Animal Science · 2026
20. Using supplementation and growth-promoting management strategies for intensification of stocker steer production on rangelands in the southern Great PlainsApplied Animal Science · 2026