21Jan 18, 2017
This school is full. The 2017 Grazing School will be held on April 25 & 26, 2017 at the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research & Extension Center, McCormick Farm, Raphine, VA. Space is limited to 25. Designed with beginning and experienced producers in mind, this 2-day, intensive course will teach you everything you need to know to better manage grazing on your farm. Basic […]
22Dec 29, 2016
The 2017 AFGC Forage Conference Registration is CLOSED. Online Registration is CLOSED. There will also be No Walk-In Registration the Days of the Conference. Anyone interested in being on a Conference Waiting List needs to contact immediately: Tina Bowling at tina.bowling@afgc.org Join fellow AFGC Members and Forage Industry Colleagues for the 2017 AFGC Annual Conference Hosted by the Virginia Forage […]
23Nov 22, 2016
Stockpiling and Strip Grazing to Extend the Grazing Season and Build Soil Health to be held December 13, 2016 at the Tralee Farm in Warrenton, Virginia. Click for more information stockpile-flyer-12-13-2016
24Sep 27, 2016
The 2016 Virginia Fencing School will be held on November 1, 2016 at the Pearisburg Community Center, 1410 Wenonah Avenue, Pearisburg, VA 24134 For more information –> fencing-school-agenda-2016
25Aug 1, 2016
Making and feeding quality horse hay will be held Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Stony Point Ruritan Club. Come and discuss new herbicide options for foxtail control, weed control and fertility update in hay pasture, hay quality evaluation, and hay feeding. Click here for more information Making and Feeding Quality Horse Hay 2016
26Jul 29, 2016
Program to be held at VT McCormick Farm on August 30, 2016. Featuring a demo of new herbicide options for foxtail control in hay and pasture. Contact Matt Booher at 540-245-5750 or email him at mrbooher@vt.edu for more information or click Making and feeding quality horse hay – Producers flyer.
27Jul 28, 2016
September 1, 2016 3:30-5:00 pm Pre-tour option at Beck-n-Rich Farm Featuring: forage sorghums for silage & baleage 5:00-5:30 pm Registration at Virginia Tech McCormick Farm 5:30-6:15 pm Dinner 6:15-7:30 pm Tour: – summer stockpiling for late-summer grazing, – crabgrass, lespedeza, & summer annual forages – building drought resistance with healthy soils For more information click here SUMMER FORAGE TOUR
28Jul 7, 2016
The Southern Piedmont AREC 2016 Annual Forage Field Day is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2016. Registration for Pre-Dinner Tour begins at 2:00 PM Pre-Dinner Summer Annual and Forage Sorghum Tour at 2:30 PM o Update on hay export project, Kyle Quick o Impact of shade on cool-season forage mixtures, Kelly Mercier o Selecting summer annual varieties, Deidre Harmon o […]
29Jun 23, 2016
Join farmers Mike and Molly Peterson to learn first-hand how they manage their nearly 1,000 acre grass-fed meat operation. The Petersons founded Heritage Hollow in 2013, and have grown their business immensely in just three years. Come tour their pastures to learn how they manage their animals on all leased land, and how they reach their customers largely through their […]
30Feb 19, 2016
Join us at Swallow Hill Farm in Caroline County, Virginia on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Tim and Susan Tobin are hosting this field day as VFGC partners with the local Extension, SWCD and NRCS employees to conduct this forage and grazing event. The program will highlight how Tim is using specific forage species (annuals and perennials) to meet his production […]