Please join us at a VFGC Electric Fencing School! You will learn the basics of using electric fencing effectively, including: energizer selection and installation, proper grounding, selection of component parts (high-tensile smooth wire, poly-wire, step-in posts, etc.) We will also discuss troubleshooting, as well as tips and tricks for better using electric fencing in your […]
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 […]
The native grass tour scheduled for this evening at the Southern Piedmont AREC in Blackstone, VA has been POSTPONED due to the severe weather forecast this afternoon and evening. The tour is rescheduled for next Tuesday, June 8th starting at 5 pm with the same agenda and location. We hope to see you then. A […]
Join us to explore a demonstration of stocker cattle grazing a variety of spring annual pasture mixes at Poplar Ridge Farms on May 25. These mixtures can be planted in late winter to serve as a spring cover crop, emergency hay, or as high quality spring pasture. A boxed dinner will be provided with your […]
Everyone is invited to attend and learn how Keith Tuck developed a rotational grazing system and is using a diversity of forages to manage for year-round grazing and improved cattle performance. • Overview and background of farm operation – brief history and overview of farm and grazing system development • Using local conservation services for […]
Join VFGC and industry partners for a 1-day fence-building school near you. Includes a classroom portion covering the basics of layout and construction for fixed knot fence, brace construction, post & wire selection, as well as electric fencing. The afternoon session will be entirely hands-on in the field. Come ready to build fence! The Buffalo […]
Everyone is invited to attend and learn how Tim Tobin developed a rotational grazing system and is using a diversity of forages to manage for year-round grazing and improved cattle performance. • Overview and background of farm operation − brief history and overview of farm and grazing system development • Partnering with local conservation services […]
May 11-12, 2021 12326 VPI Farm Road, Glade Spring, VA 24340 Southwest Agricultural Research and Extension Center 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. • Forage ID and pasture assessment • Pasture and grazing management […]
By: Dr. Kathryn Payne. Applied Forage Systems Specialist, SPAREC and Cynthia Gregg, Extension Agent, ANR/UC, VCE – Brunswick County; Virginia Co-Chairs/Contact for the SE Hay Contest This is the first in a short series of articles pertaining to Virginia Forage/Hay Producers entering the Southeast Hay Contest for the first time in 2020. This year, Virginia […]
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