The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
Dr. Kathryn Payne has accepted the position to become the Applied Forage Systems Specialist at the Virginia Tech Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SPAREC). Katie’s appointment was effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Payne…
Join us on the evening of August 28th for a VFGC Summer Pasture Walk at Dragonfly Farms in Louisa County, VA. Bruce Johnson and his family are hosting this pasture walk to highlight how he…
Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm, Blacksburg, Virginia is the place to be on September 17, 2019 for the 2019 Kentland Beef and Forage Day. Demonstrations and workshops on: Extending the grazing season Fencing tools and techniques…
Save the Date!Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Annual Statewide Meeting (a.k.a. Gathering) Tuesday, July 23, 2019 The Carver Center Rapidan, VA Photo credit: The Carver Center website Join us for our next statewide Coalition…
As a farmer in Virginia and a VFGC member, I’m sure you met David Fiske. Over the last 18 years, David served as a dedicated Board member of the VFGC and Superintendent of the Shenandoah…
By: JB Daniel, USDA-NRCS State Grazing Specialist [caption id="attachment_1864" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jerry Ingle explain to participants how he and his wife Judy use stockpiling and strip grazing to greatly decrease hay feeding days over the…