The annual Livestock and Forage Field Day at the Virginia Tech Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The station tours will provide an overview of livestock and forage research being conducted at the station. Registration will begin at 2:00 p.m., with a sponsored dinner beginning at 5:00 p.m. There will be […]
Demonstrations and workshops on: Feeder cattle quality and marketing Economics of cattle handling Bale handling and processing equipment Alternative forages and grazing strategies Practical application of precision technology in livestock & forages July 27, 2017 Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm Blacksburg, VA Contact Pulaski County Extension at 540-980-7761 or email paulette@vt.edu for more information 2017 Kentland Beef and Forage Day flyer
VFGC partners with the Carroll Grayson Cattle Producers Assn. to host a summer pasture walk and field day August 9th at Stephen Turner’s Farm in Laurel Fork, VA. Mr. Turner has implemented many conservation and grazing practices on his farm which now allows him to graze more cows on less acres and feed less hay. Registration begins at 1:00 pm […]
Join us at Lund Angus Farm on the evening of July 19th for a tour and pasture walk with Dick and Mary Lund in Appomattox County. The Lund’s have developed a grass fed and finished Black Angus beef system using different forages and grazing techniques as part of a conservation grazing plan. This event will begin at 5:30 pm with […]
Stephen Turner has implemented many conservation and grazing practices on his farm, which now allows him to graze more cows on fewer acres and feed less hay. All farmers and landowners are invited to attend this educational event to learn how this can be done on their farms. Featured will be: Conservation practices to improve gazing Using stockpiled forage to […]
Demonstrating conversion of wildtype to novel endophyte fescue pastures for greater livestock performance and better environmental outcomes Honeycutt pasture walk 2018 flyer
Important Change : We have decided to move the dinner to Angel's Rest Baptist Church instead of the high school. Angels Rest Baptist Church 1601 Wenonah Ave Pearisburg, VA Fill out my LGL form!
Can your electric fence make their eyes water and their knees buckle? Cost $10.00/person includes dinner Topics covered: Energizer selection Installing and testing a proper ground Troubleshooting electric fence problems Fence layout and paddock design Please register by Wednesday June 26, 2019 by contacting Matt Booher at 540-245-5750 (office) 540-325-7503 (cell) or email mrbooher@vt.edu
There will be a Warm Season Grasses Pasture Walk on July 16, 2019 at Jerry and Judy Ingle's Farm in Jonesville, Virginia. To register call Lee County Extension Office at 276-546-2057 or Daniel Boone Soil Water Conservation District at 276-346-0501. For more information please see the attached flyer. WarmSeason Flyer
Join us on the evening of August 28th for a VFGC Summer Pasture Walk at Dragonfly Farms in Louisa County, VA. Bruce Johnson and his family are hosting this pasture walk to highlight how he has developed a well-balanced forage production system to support his all-natural, grass-fed and finished beef production system. Come see for yourself how Bruce is using […]
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