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May 2021
Spring Annual Forages for Grazing or Harvest
Join us to explore a demonstration of stocker cattle grazing a variety of spring annual pasture mixes at Poplar Ridge Farms on May 25th. 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 $10 registration/person. Please bring raingear and a camp chair with you! Jones field day flyer Registration has changed for this event, please contact Matt Booher…
Find out more »June 2021
Native Warm Season Grass Tour
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 Native Warm Season Grass Tour is scheduled for 5:00 to 8:30 pm at the Southern Piedmont AREC in Blackstone, VA on June 3, 2021. This evening, outdoor…
Find out more »Summer Pasture Walk Tuck Farms
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 technical and financial assistance - Peaks of Otter Soil and Water Conservation District - Bedford USDA -Natural Resources Conservation Service Using Native Warm…
Find out more »July 2021
2021 Electric Fencing School, July 14, 2021
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 grazing management. We will cap off the evening with an in-field session where you can try out various types of reels, wire, posts, and other…
Find out more »2021 Electric Fencing July 15, 2021
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 grazing management. We will cap off the evening with an in-field session where you can try out various types of reels, wire, posts, and other…
Find out more »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 »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 »May 2022
Summer Pasture Walk
Register here to attend our May 26 pasture walk and learn how Bob Brame successfully established native warm season forages to increase summer forage production and improve cattle performance in his grazing system. During this tour of the Brame farm, we will learn about the role of native forages on this farm and the process that Bob followed to establish these grasses. We will also introduce you to partnering agencies who might be able to help you with similar projects…
Find out more »Pasture Walk at the Adams Family Farm in Red Oak
Register now to attend our May 31 pasture walk and learn how Miller Adams successfully established a pine silvopasture using native warm season forages to increase summer forage production and improve cattle performance during the intense heat of summer. During this tour of the Adams farm, we will learn about the role of silvopasture and the process Miller used to establish this new grazing area. We will also learn why he used native forages for this additional grazing acreage. We…
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