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 pasture and forage management Soil fertility & nutrient management Fundamentals of grazing management Designing a rotational grazing system Installing and using electric fencing Strategies to extend the grazing season Matching forage quality […]
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 pasture and forage management Soil fertility & nutrient management Fundamentals of grazing management Designing a rotational grazing system Installing and using electric fencing Strategies to extend the grazing season Matching forage quality […]
We would like to thank you again for your sponsorship of past Virginia Forage and Grassland Council (VFGC) winter forage conferences. Our 2025 winter forage conferences are scheduled for the following dates: January 28 – Wytheville, January 29 – Blackstone, January 30 – Warrenton, and January 31 – Weyers Cave. The theme for this year’s educational conferences is Making and […]
Twilight Pasture Walk on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Marlboro Angus (Wayne Snapp’s Farm). No need to register. If inclement weather the rain date is October 30th. Conversation Topics: Farmer to farmer discussion about grazing through the drought. Family time during the fall stockpile grazing period. Novel Fescue and how it can be beneficial to your farm Contact Robert A. […]
Join VFGC for an in-depth look making, buying, and using quality hay and baleage. Featured speakers include Chris Teutsch, Extension forage specialist with University of Kentucky, and Jessica Williamson, hay and forage specialist for Massey Ferguson, as well as local producer speakers from each conference location. Topics to be discussed include: Updated hay economics Using hay to grow grass, when […]
Join VFGC for an in-depth look making, buying, and using quality hay and baleage. Featured speakers include Chris Teutsch, Extension forage specialist with University of Kentucky, and Jessica Williamson, hay and forage specialist for Massey Ferguson, as well as local producer speakers from each conference location. Topics to be discussed include: Updated hay economics Using hay to grow grass, when […]
Join VFGC for this one-day school featuring expert instructors & hands-on fence building in the field. Learn materials selection, fence design, brace construction, high-tensile woven & smooth wire installation, & electric fencing. Come prepared to get your hands dirty! Limited to the first 30 to register. This school includes expert instructors from partners Stay-Tuff, Madison Wood, Extreme Driver, and Gallagher […]
Join nationally-renowned instructors Curt Pate and Lewis Sapp in the field to learn about: fence layout & grazing system design moving livestock in grazing scenarios calming and settling livestock using stockmanship to make your everyday chores easier & safer This is a one-time opportunity in a small group setting to learn stockmanship in the field. Limited to the first 30 to register. Questions about […]
Join nationally-renowned instructors Curt Pate and Lewis Sapp in the field to learn about: fence layout & grazing system design moving livestock in grazing scenarios calming and settling livestock using stockmanship to make your everyday chores easier & safer This is a one-time opportunity in a small group setting to learn stockmanship in the field. Limited to the first 30 to register. Questions about […]
Once again, VFGC and AFT will host a 2-day Ranching for Profit Workshop in Waynesboro this coming October. Click here for flyer. Fill out my LGL Form!