Allen Williams is a 6th generation farmer and rancher and a founding partner of Understanding Ag, LLC. Allen has been consulting with farmers and ranchers, processors, and food companies across the US and in 34 other countries for more than 25 years. Understanding Ag: Understanding Ag is a regenerative agricultural consulting company that provides the support and confidence to help […]
Join us as we explore tools and techniques to add grazing acres using temporary watering systems. Thursday, May 5th – 9am – noon at 1959 Mauzy Athlone Road, Broadway, Virginia 22815. RSVP by May 2nd. Topics: Designing/adding to your watering system Seasonal watering setups and demos Pipe trenching options & demo Solar powered water pumps Temporary options for troughs, quick-connects, […]
Thursday & Friday, April 7th -8th 9AM – 4PM Shenandoah Valley AREC – McCormick Farm 128 McCormick Farm Circle Raphine, Virginia Please join us for an in-person and hands-on workshop focused on water pumping systems for livestock. Participants will learn the principles and applications of solar-electric water pumping. The primary focus will be on solar-powered water pumping systems, however, some […]
WED, APRIL 27: Shenandoah County Farm County Farm Ln. Maurertown, VA 22644 Take Exit 283 off I-81. Go north on VA-42 for 0.4 mile to get to Rt.11. Go north on Rt.11 for 6.7 miles and turn right onto Rt. 654. Go 0.3-mile, Shenandoah County farm lane is on a sharp turn. 2022 VFGC Fencing Schools Fill out my LGL […]
The 2022 VFGC Grazing School is full, email vfgcforages@gmail.com to request to be placed on the waiting list. Include full name, address, and email in your request. Thank you for your interest in the grazing school. 2022 VFGC Grazing School for May 18-19th is now open for registration. This grazing school is for Producer Only, No Agency Participant at this […]
This tour features a large cow-calf operation that has made dramatic improvements in the quality and length of their grazing season through grazing management as well as conversion of toxic fescue to novel fescue–all on rented ground. See how they’ve used high-tensile electric fencing, central watering points, and basic grazing management to quit haymaking, become more resilient in times of drought, and […]
Join us to explore a successful silvopasture where timber and cattle are managed together for profit, wildlife habitat, and resource conservation. We will also look at summer stockpiling for early fall grazing, as well as intensive grazing management strategies. The first stop on our tour features Holsinger Homeplace Farms, a bicentennial family farm in Broadway VA that supports the Holsinger’s […]
The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council has partnered with the American Farmland Trust and the Mountains to the Bay Grazing Alliance to bring the professional Ranching for Profit Workshops to the heart of Virginia. Ranching for Profit workshops were first taught in the US by Stan Parsons in 1983. Since that time thousands of ranchers have participated in these professional workshops […]
The Solar-Powered Water Pumping Systems for Livestock has been postponed until Spring of 2022. Thank you for your interest in Solar-Powered Water Pumping for Livestock workshop.
The VFGC Winter Forage Conference is still scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday Jan. 19, 2022) at the Olde Dominion Ag Complex, 19783 US Highway. 29 South, Chatham, VA 24531. This year’s winter forage conference series will explore and challenge the common claim that beef is bad for the planet. From issues like water quality to climate change, our speakers will show […]
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