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!
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 […]
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 us in beautiful Rappahannock County for an evening of fellowship and learning at Chancellors Rock Farm. We will stroll the pastures discussing the use of summer annual forages, soil health principles, and native seed production. We will also view conservation practices and discuss the availability of money to cost-share these investments! Some Questions To Be Discussed • What are […]
The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council (VFGC) wishes to promote and expand the efficient utilization of forages to improve the economic and social well-being of all Virginians and enhance the beauty of the Commonwealth. Each year we recognize an outstanding forage and/or livestock producer in Virginia. This award is presented to an exceptional producer who has implemented innovative forage and […]
Summer Stockpiling is a method of grazing management whereby cool season dominated pastures are rested from green-up until mid-summer, then grazed intensively in the late summer. This forage, though not as high quality as spring flush growth, provides a grazing opportunity when other cool season grass growth has slowed down or is semi-dormant in the summer. Summer stockpiled forage can […]
Summer Stockpiling is a method of grazing management whereby cool season dominated pastures are rested from green-up until mid-summer, then grazed intensively in the late summer. This forage, though not as high quality as spring flush growth, provides a grazing opportunity when other cool season grass growth has slowed down or is semi-dormant in the summer. Summer stockpiled forage can […]
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