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May 2021
2021 Fencing School-Mauzy, Virginia
Join VFGC and industry partners for a 1-day fence-building school near you. Includes a classroom portion covering the basics of layout and construction for fixed knot fence, brace construction, post & wire selection, as well as electric fencing. The afternoon session will be entirely hands-on in the field. Come ready to build fence! 2021 VFGC Fencing Schools Fill out my LGL Form!
Find out more »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 »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.
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