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Upcoming Events
October 17, 2025
Adding Value in Beef and Dairy Operations
9:00 - 11:30 AM
Agribusiness Workshop by The Kohl Center at Virginia Tech
Location: Farm Credit of the Virginias Harrisionburg Branch
This workshop will focus on how beef and livestock producers can create new income streams through direct marketing, branded meat programs, and differentiated production practices (e.g., grass-fed, local sourcing). Participants will analyze the costs, risks, and potential returns of moving beyond the commodity model—and learn how to build a financial case for innovation on the farm.
Contact Jeremy Daubert with questions.
540-705-7627 | jdaubert@vt.edu
November 7 - 8, 2025
Adding Value in Beef and Dairy Operations
9:00 - 11:30 AM
Gain hands-on cattle & equipment skills, taught by women, for women. Since 2021, over 130 women in Virginia have attended WISE conferences created by female Virginia Cooperative Extension Ag Agents. As more female principal operators enter agriculture, we aim to boost their confidence and teach safety measures for machinery and livestock.
Contact Amy Byington with questions: 276-546-2057 | afannon@vt.edu
November 17-18, 2025
Bovine Artificial Insemination Course
9:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Ewing/Harrogate area of Lee County, VA
Cost: $350 per participant
Pre-registration due by Monday, November 3, or until class is filled.
Payment due Nov. 3. No refunds after Nov. 10. Write checks to Lee Co. Livestock Association and mail to PO Box 64, Jonesville, VA 24263 after registering. Check without registering will not be processed.
Contact the Lee County Extension Office at (276) 546-2057 or Claiborne County Extension Office at (423) 626-3742.
MANAGING YOUR SPRING CALVING COWS:
PROLAPSES, CALVING, COLOSTRUM AND NUTRITION
Winter Webinar and In-Person Meeting Series
with Dr. John Currin
- December 16, 2025 | Location: Zoom
-Preventing and dealing with prolapse vaginas, rectums
-Winter nutrition for the spring calving herd - January 13, 2026 | Location: Zoom
Calving difficulties, colostrum management, prolapsed uterus
- Late January - March
In-person meeting TBD
-Demonstration of tools for dealing with calving problems and use of a calf for calving difficulty correction techniques
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If you are a person with a disability and require any auxiliary aids, services or other accommodations for any Extension event, please discuss your accommodation needs with the Extension staff at your local Extension office at least 1 week prior to the event.
Protocols, resources, and strategies to improve the success of on-farm reproductive technologies and enhance profitability of beef cow-calf production.
Additional Beef Learning Opportunties
Innovation and Application of Decision Support Tools for the Beef Industry - 2025 “Brown Bagger” Webinar Series
All sessions begin at Noon Central Time via Zoom
October 15
Application of US-Meat Animal Research Center Germplasm Evaluation Research
October 22
Beef Industry Sustainability and Efficiency
Virginia Forage Grassland Council Learning Opportunities
November 7, 2025
Fall Grazing Workshop
Learn more at www.vaforages.org
Learn more about our Beef Programs & Events
Virginia Tech's Beef Cattle Extension events and programs help serve the beef cattle industry address the segments of the beef industry. The primary focus of these programs is to enhance the profitability and sustainability of beef cattle production systems through enhanced production efficiency and value-added ventures.
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Virginia Beef Quality Assurance Program , redirectAs part of the Mid-Atlantic BQA program, Virginia BQA educates and certifies producers in best management practices that improve the safety and quality of beef.
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Virginia Premium Assured Heifer Program (VPAHP)As part of the Mid-Atlantic BQA program, Virginia BQA educates and certifies producers in best management practices that improve the safety and quality of beef
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Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association , redirectSince 1955, Virginia BCIA in partnership with Extension has worked to enhance the genetics of Virginia beef cattle herds. BCIA sponsors the state’s central bull development program and serves as an educational conduit to the beef cattle industry.
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Virginia Master Cattleman ProgramThis is a seven-session course that provides essential information for beef producers in the areas of economics, nutrition, forages, reproduction, genetics, herd health, and marketing. The program is offered on an area basis by local Virginia Cooperative Extension agents and is taught by local agents and Virginia Tech specialists.
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Virginia Quality Assured Feeder Cattle Program , redirectExtension partners with the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association and local cattlemen’s associations for the VQA program which encourages the use of scientifically-based cattle health and management procedures for feeder cattle. Producers that manage their cattle utilizing the VQA guidelines are eligible to market their calves through the VQA certified feeder cattle program.
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Tri-State Beef ConferenceThe Tri-State Beef Conference is an educational program for cow/calf producers and stocker operators to learn about managing production and price risk. The annual conference is presented by University of Tennessee Extension, Virginia Cooperation Extension, and North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
Beef Extension Contacts
Genetics / Bull Test Stations
Extension Veterinarian
Youth
Have a question or need help with a beef cattle situation?
Virginia Cooperative Extension is here to help. To find your local Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Extension Agent, visit your county’s website or call your local Extension office.
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