Please contact John Fike regarding this event at jfike@vt.edu or Gabriel Pent as gpent@vt.edu. July 9, 2020, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Alston H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center 595 Laurel Grove Road Winchester, VA 22602 Cost: $10/person before June 29th, $20/person after June 29th Profitable Pastures VA Flyer FINAL – July (1)
Please contact JohnFike at jfike@vt.edu or Gabriel Pent at gpent@vt.edu regarding this event. July 8, 2020, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm Virginia Department of Forestry Headquarters 900 Natural Resources Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 Cost: $10/person before June 29, $20/person after June 29th Profitable Pastures VA Flyer FINAL – July (1)
Please contact John Fike at jfike@vt.edu or Gabriel Pent at gpent@vt.edu regarding these events. Are you interested in starting a pasture-finished beef operation or improving your existing forage-finished beef operation? If so, consider attending one of the upcoming Pasture-Finished Beef Production Meetings held at three convenient locations around Virginia. These workshops are part of a collaborative effort between Virginia Tech, […]
The VFGC would like to feature more good photos from different farms around the state in the annual grazing calendar. To encourage you to send in your best photos, we have decided to have a contest. Who is eligible: Anyone can submit a photo, but to win one of the prizes you have to be a dues paying member of VFGC. […]
Sign up now for the 2020 Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop hosted by Virginia Tech and the Alliance for Grassland Renewal. Remember when Dr. Dan Undersander reminded us of the danger of being penny wise and pound foolish at the 2020 VFGC winter conferences? Specifically, Dr. Undersander mentioned how novel endophyte tall fescue can often increase cow conception rates and […]
Demonstrating conversion of wildtype to novel endophyte fescue pastures for greater livestock performance and better environmental outcomes Project Background Tall fescue is the predominant forage species used in animal production systems across the upper Southeast, but it is the host for a fungus that produces alkaloids that are toxic to livestock. Environmental concerns relative to pasture systems may have strong […]
Our 2020 winter forage conferences are scheduled for the following dates: January 21 – Wytheville January 22 – Chatham January 23 – Brandy Station January 24 – Weyers Cave. The theme for this year’s educational conferences is: THINKING STRATEGICALLY: The Role of Hay in Today’s Grazing System.” 2020 VFGC Winter Forage Conferences Brochure. As you can see from the brochure, […]
The 2020 Winter Forage Conferences will be held January 21 thru 24, 2020 at various locations across Virginia. The 2020 theme will be Thinking Strategically: The Role of Hay in Today’s Grazing System The Keynote Speakers will be Kevin Yon. Yon Family Farms of Ridge Spring, SC is a family-owned operation consisting of Kevin and Lydia Yon and their […]
The 2020 Winter Forage Conferences will be held January 21 thru 24, 2020 at various locations across Virginia. The 2020 theme will be Thinking Strategically: The Role of Hay in Today’s Grazing System The Keynote Speakers will be Kevin Yon. Yon Family Farms of Ridge Spring, SC is a family-owned operation consisting of Kevin and Lydia Yon and their three […]
The 2020 Winter Forage Conferences will be held January 21 thru 24, 2020 at various locations across Virginia. The 2020 theme will be Thinking Strategically: The Role of Hay in Today’s Grazing System The Keynote Speakers will be Kevin Yon. Yon Family Farms of Ridge Spring, SC is a family-owned operation consisting of Kevin and Lydia Yon and their […]