The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council

Join VFGC and industry partners for a 1-day fence-building school near you. Includes a classroom portion covering the basics of layout and construction for fixed knot fence, brace construction, post & wire selection, as well…

Everyone is invited to attend and learn how Tim Tobin developed a rotational grazing system and is using a diversity of forages to manage for year-round grazing and improved cattle performance. • Overview and background…

May 11-12, 2021 12326 VPI Farm Road, Glade Spring, VA 24340 Southwest Agricultural Research and Extension Center Designed with beginning and experienced producers in mind; this 2-day, intensive course will teach you everything you need…

By:  Dr. Kathryn Payne. Applied Forage Systems Specialist, SPAREC and Cynthia Gregg, Extension Agent, ANR/UC, VCE – Brunswick County; Virginia Co-Chairs/Contact for the SE Hay Contest Photos By: Cynthia Gregg This is the first in…

The USDA fact sheets described below were developed from a Conservation Innovation Grant with Virginia Tech titled, Demonstrating conversion of wildtype to novel endophyte fescue pastures for greater livestock performance and better environmental outcomes. Follow…

Building Resilience in Grass-Based Farms This year’s forage conference will be ONLINE. Featuring Tennessee grazier, Mr. Greg Brann, along with Dr. Greg Halich, forage economics specialist with University of Kentucky.  Mr. Greg Brann owns 900-acre…