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September 2021
Holsinger Field Day
Join us to explore a successful silvopasture where timber and cattle are managed together for profit, wildlife habitat, and resource conservation. We will also look at summer stockpiling for early fall grazing, as well as intensive grazing management strategies. The first stop on our tour features Holsinger Homeplace Farms, a bicentennial family farm in Broadway VA that supports the Holsinger’s herd of grass-fed Galloways, as well as one of the most successful silvopasture systems in Virginia. Our second stop features…
Find out more »October 2021
Virginia Forage and Grassland Council Forage Tour in Middletown, VA
This tour features a large cow-calf operation that has made dramatic improvements in the quality and length of their grazing season through grazing management as well as conversion of toxic fescue to novel fescue--all on rented ground. See how they've used high-tensile electric fencing, central watering points, and basic grazing management to quit haymaking, become more resilient in times of drought, and improve animal performance while being more profitable. Click flyer for more information. Forage Tour Flyer Fill out my LGL Form!
Find out more »2021 Advanced Grazing School Ranching for Profit Workshop
The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council has partnered with the American Farmland Trust and the Mountains to the Bay Grazing Alliance to bring the professional Ranching for Profit Workshops to the heart of Virginia. Ranching for Profit workshops were first taught in the US by Stan Parsons in 1983. Since that time thousands of ranchers have participated in these professional workshops integrating economics into the development and proper management of grazing systems in the US, South Africa and Australia. This is…
Find out more »Solar-Powered Water Pumping Systems for Livestock
The Solar-Powered Water Pumping Systems for Livestock has been postponed until Spring of 2022. Thank you for your interest in Solar-Powered Water Pumping for Livestock workshop.
Find out more »January 2022
2022 Winter Forage Conference. The Green Side of Beef: In Defense of Grassland Agriculture
This year’s winter forage conference series will explore and challenge the common claim that beef is bad for the planet. From issues like water quality to climate change, our speakers will show how well-managed grasslands can produce healthy meat and be part of the solution to the environmental issues we face. Nicolette Hahn Niman is a former vegetarian turned rancher. Once an environmental attorney for Waterkeeper Alliance and the National Wildlife Federation, now she writes and travels widely, making the case that…
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