Reaching for the Next Level in Grazing Management? This intensive, 1-day school is geared for producers who are backgrounding calves or raising replacements on pasture, as well as pasture-based dairy and finishing operations. The school will teach participants how to create and meet realistic animal performance goals on a pasture-based diet. It will go into an in-depth look at performance-enhancing […]
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 local producers, company representatives, and researchers from across the country. Topics include: fescue toxicosis, economics, establishment and first year management, seed […]
April 24-25, 2019 in Raphine, VA, at the Shenandoah Valley Ag Research and Extension Center. This 2-day, in-depth training is designed specifically for conservationists, Extension agents and other Ag professionals working at the field level. This immersion style training is designed to provide a better understanding of assessment and management of the resources that make up a grazing system including: […]
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
Join us on September 4, 2019 for a native grass field day at the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Learn how to establish and manage native grasses for forage and wildlife benefits, and tour research plots with native grasses on the farm. This field day is part of the Tri-State Pasture Field Days in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. […]
JB Daniel compares estimating stockpile yield using a grazing stick versus a plate meter. The Grazing School originally scheduled for May 12-13, 2020, in Glade Spring has to be cancelled for now due to the uncertain conditions regarding the Corona virus and the Governor’s stay at home order through June 10th. Everyone who sent in registration checks will get refunded […]
Forage finished beef is of growing consumer and producer interest. Opportunities to direct market a higher value product appeals to producers. Healthier meat from animals raised on pasture appeals to consumers, and the ability to improve environmental outcomes appeals to both. Getting adequate growth to reach a "finished" state and addressing market issues can sometimes challenge, however. This workshop on […]
May 11-12, 2021 12326 VPI Farm Road, Glade Spring, VA 24340 Southwest Agricultural Research and Extension Center Designed with beginning and experienced producers in mind; this 2-day, intensive course will teach you everything you need to know to better manage grazing on your farm. Forage ID and pasture assessment Pasture and grazing management Designing a rotational grazing system Fencing and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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