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 […]
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 […]
On-line Registration is Closed!! 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 […]
Gabriel Pent has been named superintendent of Virginia Tech’s Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Raphine, Virginia. The Florida native has lived in Blackstone for the past two years. Pent brings extensive knowledge of agricultural research and Extension programming, including expertise in reducing livestock heat stress through silvopasture and alternative forages, the use of technologies to identify animal […]
Field day topics include: • Establishing and managing native grasses and wildflowers for cattle and bees • Native grass and wildflower options for planting • Tour of current research on native grasses/wildflowers Click here for flyerPasture Walk flyer SVAREC Fill out my LGL form!
Field day topics include: Establishing and managing native grasses for cattle How to identify native grasses and evaluate stands System management to reduce fescue toxicosis Incorporating and managing NE+ fescue pastures No pre-registration required, snacks and beverages will be provided. Pasture Walk flyer Sparks
The school will be led by forage specialists from the NRCS & Virginia Cooperative Extension. We will also be joined by , Dr. Tom Griggs, forage specialist with WVU. Tom has spent his career working with grazing-focused producers across the U.S. “This school is designed for experienced managers seeking to better understand advanced forage management concepts and intensify their grazing […]
The school will be led by forage specialists from the NRCS & Virginia Cooperative Extension. We will also be joined by, Dr. Tom Griggs, forage specialist with WVU. Tom has spent his career working with grazing-focused producers across the U.S. This school is designed for experienced managers seeking to better understand advanced forage management concepts and intensify their grazing management. […]
Join us on September 4, 2019 for a native grass field day at the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Learn how to establish and manage native grasses for forage and wildlife benefits, and tour research plots with native grasses on the farm. This field day is part of the Tri-State Pasture Field Days in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. […]
Dr. Kathryn Payne has accepted the position to become the Applied Forage Systems Specialist at the Virginia Tech Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SPAREC). Katie’s appointment was effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Payne completed a BS degree in Soil Science, with an emphasis in Watershed Management, from West Virginia University. She earned a MS degree in Crop and […]