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 […]
This Field Day is partially funded by a USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant. There will be a Native Grass and Tall Fescue Pasture Walk at Joe Sparks Farm on September 13, 2019. Registration begins at 2:00 pm. For more information click events The field day topics include: Establishing and managing native grasses for cattle How to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Save the Date!Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Annual Statewide Meeting (a.k.a. Gathering) Tuesday, July 23, 2019 The Carver Center Rapidan, VA Photo credit: The Carver Center website Join us for our next statewide Coalition gathering! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 23rd for our next VBFRC statewide meeting to be held at the Carver Center in […]
As a farmer in Virginia and a VFGC member, I’m sure you met David Fiske. Over the last 18 years, David served as a dedicated Board member of the VFGC and Superintendent of the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center. So many of us benefitted from David’s service and dedication to Virginia agriculture as […]
This class is Full. Your invited to register and attend this two-day, intensive grazing school hosted by VFGC at the Middleburg AREC on May 7-8, 2019. This course is designed with both beginner and experienced producers in mind. It will cover everything you need to know regarding better pasture and grazing management on your farm. […]
David Allen Fiske, (age 59) of Steeles Tavern Virginia died unexpectedly from a sudden illness on Friday, November 16, 2018. He was born on September 14, 1959 in Charlottesville Virginia. David spent his younger years on the family farm and surrounding community near Aldie, Virginia. David was a loving son, brother, uncle, dedicated agriculturalist, community […]
On-Line registration is closed of the 2019 Winter Forage Conferences. The VFGC invites you to register on site of the location you would like to attend. Thank you for your interest in the 2019 Winter Forage Conferences. Alternative Forages for Grazing Systems: Unlocking Your Farms’ Production Potential is the theme of the 2019 VFGC Winter […]
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 […]
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