The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council, in conjunction with Virginia Cooperative Extension, will again hold four Fencing Schools across Virginia this spring. These schools, taught by industry professionals, are equally beneficial to novice and experienced fence builders. During the schools, participants will learn about different fence types (electric and non-electric) and materials, proper brace and […]
Class is now FULL. To be placed on waiting list, email vfgcforages@gmail.com Designed with beginning and experienced producers in mind, this 2-day, intensive course will teach you everything you need to know to better manage grazing on your farm. Basic pasture management Grazing management Designing a rotational grazing system Fencing and watering options Strategies to […]
Bellevue Farm Charles and Robert Drumheller Bellevue Farm was honored by the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council (VFGC) as the 2018 Outstanding Forage Producer of the Year. The farm is located in Swoope, within the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is owned and operated by Charles and Robert Drumheller, whose family has owned the farm […]
John Fant, Colonel, US Army (Ret), returned to southwest Virginia in 2013 after a career in the military to resume the daily operations and management of the family farm. Watch this short video as John explains the challenges and opportunities he faced returning to the farm, assessing its resources then developing and implementing a plan […]
Register now, online only! Workshop will be held in Raphine, Virginia on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Toxic tall fescue reduces livestock weight gains and lowers reproductive performance. This one day workshop will give you the tools and information needed to remove the toxic tall fescue and replace it with novel tall fescue varieties. Speakers include […]
Theme: If It Don’t Make Dollar$, It Don’t Make Sense: Adapting in a World of Change is the theme for the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council (VFGC) and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) winter forage conferences. This year’s conference highlights the realities of grassland farming and what it takes to adapt to the changing circumstances. This […]
Join us at Swallow Hill Farm in Caroline County, Virginia on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Tim and Susan Tobin are hosting this field day as VFGC partners with the local Extension, SWCD and NRCS employees to conduct this forage and grazing event. The program will highlight how Tim is using specific forage species (annuals and […]
Recent studies indicate that native grasses can be a useful “tool” for forage producers providing a good complement to tall fescue or orchardgrass and a low input alternative to bermudagrass. There are five species typically considered for forage production: switchgrass, big bluestem, little bluestem, indiangrass, and eastern gamagrass. While all have value for forage production, […]
The video was shot and produced by Anders Gurda as part of his graduate-thesis work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is now an associate researcher in organic and sustainable cropping systems at UW-Madison.This last video of a four-part series gives Upper Midwestern graziers’ suggestions on how others can implement mob grazing into their operations. Mob […]
Thousand of farmers raise livestock on grasslands throughout Virginia. These grasslands have the potential to be very productive, but it largely depends on how the livestock are managed on the pastures. More and more farmers are transitioning from continuous grazing their livestock to a higher level of grazing management. Their goal is to save time […]
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