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Upcoming Events
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Hosted by the Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center
Date: August 20, 2025
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Location: Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center
Classroom Session: 9:30am – 12:00pm – Catawba Community Center 4965 Catawba Creek Rd., Catawba, VA
Field Session: 1:00pm – 4:00pm – CSC – 5075 Catawba Creek Rd., Catawba, VA
Contact Catawba Sustainability Center Manager Adam Taylor at adamht@vt.edu for any questions
- “Why does time matter more than space in grazing management?”
- Join us for a one-day grazing school with Jim Gerrish of American GrazingLands Services to explore how time—not just space—shapes the health of your pastures.
- Jim will break down the two key time periods in the grazing cycle:
– The Grazing Period, when livestock are present and plants and soil are under stress
– The Recovery Period, when soil and plants rebuild and regenerate- You’ll learn how to optimize these timeframes to promote soil health, productive plant communities, and resilient grazing systems.
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Protocols, resources, and strategies to improve the success of on-farm reproductive technologies and enhance profitability of beef cow-calf production.
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
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