Dallas Mount will be the professional instructor at this 2-day advanced workshop. Dallas has sat at hundreds of kitchen tables and delivered workshops to thousands of ranchers across the US, Canada, and Australia to help them improve the profitability and overall health of their business. He has hands-on experience working in cow-calf, yearling, feedlot and hay enterprises. Dallas began teaching […]
Join us for the first Pasture Walk of the season at Andy Duke’s, Burnley Farm near Beaverdam, VA. In just two short years Andy has transformed this from a cropping system to an improved grazing system including 50 acres of novel endophyte tall fescue and 18 acres of a native grass mix supporting his cow herd. Click here for the […]
Class is full to be placed on the waiting list email vfgcforages@gmail.com and request to be placed on the waiting list. The 2023 Basic Grazing School will be held on May 2 & 3, 2023 at the Rapidan River Ranch, 3375 Graves Mill Road, Madison, Virginia. Designed with beginning and experienced producers in mind, this 2-day, intensive course will teach […]
The Rockingham County Extension Office is hosting a crabgrass seed pool. The variety we are offering this year is Quick-n-Big Spreader, developed by Dalrymple Farms of Thomas, Oklahoma. This is an improved forage crabgrass with an upright growth form plus the capacity to spread, ideal for sacrifice pastures, feeding areas, or as a summer forage component in thinning pastures. A […]
Join VFGC for this comprehensive fence-building school. You will learn from leading industry experts about materials selection, brace design and fence layout and construction. The afternoon portion will include hands-on fence construction in the field under the guidance of our instructors. The 2023 Fence Building School will be held at two locations: WED, APRIL 19: Bedford Extension Office. 1257 County […]
Join VFGC for this comprehensive fence-building school. You will learn from leading industry experts about materials selection, brace design and fence layout and construction. The afternoon portion will include hands-on fence construction in the field under the guidance of our instructors. The 2023 Fence Building School will be held at two locations: FULL WED, APRIL 19: Bedford Extension Office. 1257 […]
Extending the Sheep Grazing Season using Brassicas will be held on Tuesday, November 15th from 11 am to 2pm. The speakers will discuss: Strategies for successful establishment of brassicas and cool season annuals and legumes Learn about grazing strategies using turnips with sheep Temporary electric fencing for small ruminants SL-10E Cost Share Program Click here for more information and flyer […]
Join VFGC as we explore How Stockmanship, Infrastructure, and Forage Management can work together to work for you. Curt Pate has worked across the U. S. to teach effective stockmanship principles based on his lifelong experience in ranching and animal handling. His “for profit” approach highlights the increased economic benefits of handling stock correctly – not only chute side, but […]
Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District, Virginia Forage & Grassland Council, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Virginia Cooperative Extension are hosting the Fall Field Day on October 5, 2022 at the Bracketts Farm in Louisa, Virginia. Hear talks on adaptive management and grazing strategies, farming economics, herd health and more! Pasture walk with experts discussing forage utilization, weed management, […]
Everyone is invited to attend and learn how Tim Service is developing a forage chain for finishing beef using a unique forage sequence including warm season grasses, annuals, perennial ryegrass and novel endophyte fescue. Also see how stockpiled forage, pollinator plots, two step weaning and riparian areas fit into his cattle operation. Overview and background of farm operation […]
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