2016 Virginia Fencing School
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
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Making and Feeding Quality Horse Hay – Charlottesville
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
Making & Feeding Quality Horse Hay
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.
2016 Summer Forage Tour “Planning for Drought”
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
Sugarcane Aphid Found in North Carolina
On July 6, 2016, NCSU Extension Entomologist Dominic Reisig reported that the sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) was found in Stanly County, NC. We first detected this aphid in Virginia in late September 2015 (in Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, and Sussex Counties), and with its ability to spread and reproduce rapidly, we recommend monitoring for this pest in Virginia sorghum fields. […]
2016 Annual Forage Field Day at Southern Piedmont AREC
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 […]
Foodshed Field School
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 […]
Spring Forage and Grazing Field Day
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 […]
Advanced Equine and Forage Management School
The Advanced Equine and Forage Management School will be taking place on Wednesday, March 2 from 9am to 3pm. This is geared toward equine barn managers and hay producers, this lunch and learn program will focus on management improvement for horse operations and hay production. Call (804) 598-5640 or (804) 561-2481 or e-mail Rachel or Laura at rgrosse@vt.edu or laurab08@vt.edu […]
Daniel Receives National Award for Pastureland Conservation
Richmond, VA, February 10, 2016 – Native Virginian J.B. Daniel recently received the American Forage and Grassland Council’s Pastureland Conservationist of the Year award for his exceptional education and outreach to promote sustainable grazing practices statewide. This annual award recognizes a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) employee who has exemplified outstanding service to the agency, our clients, and the science […]