Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District, Virginia Forage & Grassland Council, Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Virginia Cooperative Extension are hosting the Fall Field Day on October 5, 2022 at the Bracketts Farm in Louisa, Virginia. Hear talks on adaptive management and grazing strategies, farming economics, herd health and more! Pasture walk with experts discussing forage utilization, weed management, […]

Join us for the first Pasture Walk of the season at Andy Duke’s, Burnley Farm near Beaverdam, VA. In just two short years Andy has transformed this from a cropping system to an improved grazing system including 50 acres of novel endophyte tall fescue and 18 acres of a native grass mix supporting his cow herd. Click here for the […]

The VFGC and its local partners invite you to an evening Pasture Walk at Happy Farmer Farm in Gladys, VA on the evening of June 5th.  The event will begin at 5:30 with a boxed dinner followed by a walking tour of multiple pastures as we learn how Jerry Jennings has made improvements to the farm over the years to diversity […]

Summer Stockpiling is a method of grazing management whereby cool season dominated pastures are rested from green-up until mid-summer, then grazed intensively in the late summer.  This forage, though not as high quality as spring flush growth, provides a grazing opportunity when other cool season grass growth has slowed down or is semi-dormant in the summer.  Summer stockpiled forage can […]