Virginia Cooperative Extension Links
Land Applications of Biosolids in Virginia
Best Management Practice Fact Sheets
- Wet Ponds (Publication 426-133)
- Rooftop Disconnection (Publication 426-120)
- Sheet Flow to Open Spaces (Publication 426-121)
- Grass Swales (Publication 426-122)
- Soil Restoration (Publication 426-123)
- Vegetated Roofs (Publication 426-124)
- Rainwater Harvesting (Publication 426-125)
- Permeable Pavement (Publication 426-126)
- Infiltration Practices (Publication 426-127)
- Bioretention (Publication 426-128)
Riparian Forested Buffers
- Effectiveness of Temporary Stream Crossing Closure Techniques (Publication ANR-110NP)
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: An Overview (Publication 420-150)
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Benefits to Communities and Landowners (Publication 420-153)
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on Plant and Animal Communities (Publication 420-152)
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Effects on Water Quality (Publication 420-151)
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Factors Influencing Adoption (Publication 420-154)
- Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Planning, Establishment and Maintenance (Publication 420-155)
Urban Water Quality Management
- Residential Stormwater: Put It in Its Place. Demonstrating Runoff and Increasing Stormwater Infiltration (Publication 426-046)
Livestock and Poultry Mortality Management
- Catastrophic Livestock and Poultry Carcass Disposal (Publication ANR-90NP)
- On-farm Mortality Disposal Options for Livestock Producers (Publication 2909-1412)
Crops
- Adding Cut Flowers May Increase Profits (Publication 2906-1331)
- Agronomy Handbook 2000 (Publication 424-100)
- Fertilizer Types and Calculating Application Rates (Publication 424-035)
- Field Production of Cut Flowers: Potential Crops (Publication 426-619)
- Getting Started in the Production of Field Grown, Specialty Cut Flowers (Publication 426-618)
- Importance of Farm Phosphorus Mass Balance and Management Options (Publication CSES-98P)
- Storing and Managing Poultry Litter (Publication 442-054)
- Manure Injection in No-Till and Pasture Systems (Publication CSES-22P)
- Pest Management Guide: Field Crops, 2015 (Publication 456-016)
- Phosphorus, Agriculture and the Environment (Publication 424-029)
- Pop-up and/or Starter Fertilizers for Corn (Publication 3002-1438)
- Pyridine Herbicide Carryover: Causes and Precautions (Publication VTTP-6NP)
- Sell Cut Flowers from Perennial Summer-flowering Bulbs (Publication 2906-1370)
- Sensor-based, Variable-rate Nitrogen Applications in Virginia (Publication CSES-90P)
- Southeastern US 2014 Vegetable Crop Handbook (Publication AREC-66)
- Soybean Insect Guide (Publication AREC-68NP)
- Soybean Reproductive Development Stages (Publication AREC-59NP)
- Successful No-Tillage Corn Production (Publication 424-030)
- Suggested Soybean Seeding Rates for Virginia (Publication 3006-1447)
- Tools to More Efficiently Manage In-Season Corn Nitrogen Needs (Publication 2909-1410)
- Virginia No-till Fact Sheet Series #3: Manure Injection (Publication 3011-1517)
- Virginia No-till Fact Sheet Series #2: Nitrogen Fertilizer Injection in No-Till Systems (Publication 3011-1516)
Soils
- Agronomy Handbook 2000 (Publication 424-100)
- Biochar in Agricultural Systems (Publication 442-311)
- Compost: What is it & What’s it to You (Publication 452-231)
- Laboratory Procedures: Virginia Tech Soil Testing Laboratory (Publication 452-881)
- Manure Injection in No-Till and Pasture Systems (Publication CSES-22P)
- Nitrogen Soil Testing for Corn in Virginia (Publication 418-016)
- Backyard Composting: (Publication HORT-49P)
- Phosphorus, Agriculture and the Environment (Publication 424-029)
- Soil Sample Information Sheet for Commercial Crop Production (Publication 452-124)
- Soil Sample Information Sheet for Commercial Greenhouse and Nursery Production (Publication 452-126)
- Soil Sample Information Sheet for Golf Courses and Industrial Lawns (Publication 452-128)
- Soil Sample Information Sheet for Home Lawns, Gardens, Fruits and Ornamentals (Publication 452-125)
- Soil Sampling For the Home Gardener (Publication 452-129)
- Soil Test Note #1 – Explanation of Soil Tests (Publication 452-701)
- Soil Test Note #2 – Field Crops (Publication 452-702)
- Soil Test Note #3 – Liming and Fertilization of Cool-Season Forage Crops (Publication 452-703)
- Soil Test Note #4 – Trace Elements (Publication 452-704)
- Soil Test Note #5: Fertilizing With Manures (Publication 452-705)
- Soil Test Note #17: Lawn Fertilization for Cool Season Grasses (Publication 452-717)
- Soil Test Note #18: Lawn Fertilization for Warm Season Grasses (Publication 452-718)
- Soil Test Note #19: Vegetable and Flower Gardens (Publication 452-719)
- Soil Test Note #20: Home Shrubs and Trees (Publication 452-720)
- Soil Testing for the Lawn and Landscape (Publication 430-540)
- Sources of Lime for Acid Soils in Virginia (Publication 452-510)
- The Minute Pirate Bug (Publication 3002-1437)
- Urban Nutrient Management Handbook (Publication 430-350)
- Virginia No-Till Fact Sheet Series #6: Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources and Properties (Publication 2908-1405)
Pasture and Hay: Crops and Soils
- Calibrating Forage Seeding Equipment (Publication 418-121)
- Control of Common Pasture and Hayfield Weeds in Virginia and West Virginia (Publication 427-002)
- Controlled Grazing of Virginia’s Pastures (Publication 418-012)
- Determining Forage Moisture Concentration (Publication 442-106)
- Fertilizing Cool-Season Forages with Poultry Litter versus Commercial Fertilizer (Publication 418-142)
- Forage Establishment: Getting Off to a Good Start (Publication 418-120)
- Growing Small Grains for Forage in Virginia (Publication 424-006)
- Herbage Quality, Biomass and Animal Performance of Cattle Part I: Forage Biomass, Botanical Composition and Nutritive Values (Publication 418-151)
- Herbage Quality, Biomass and Animal Performance of Cattle Grazing Part II: Animal Performance (Publication 418-152)
- Making the Most of Tall Fescue in Virginia (Publication 418-050)
- Managing Virginia’s Steep Pastures (Publication 418-005)
- Manure Injection in No-Till and Pasture Systems (Publication CSES-22P)
- No-Till Seeding of Forage Grasses and Legumes (Publication 418-007)
- Pesticide Applicator Manuals (Publication VTTP-2)
- Planning Fencing Systems For Controlled Grazing (Publication 442-130)
- Planting and Managing Switchgrass for Forage, Wildlife and Conservation (Publication 418-013)
- Putting the Punch Back in Your Pastures: Pasture Renovation (Publication 418-134)
- Soil Test Note #1 – Explanation of Soil Tests (Publication 452-701)
- Soil Test Note #2 – Field Crops (Publication 452-702)
- Soil Test Note #3 – Liming and Fertilization of Cool-Season Forage Crops (Publication 452-703)
- Soil Test Note #4 – Trace Elements (Publication 452-704)
- Soil Test Note #5: Fertilizing With Manures (Publication 452-705)
- The Nutritive Value of Common Pasture Weeds and Their Relation to Livestock Nutrient Requirements (Publication 418-150)
- Warm-Season Annual Grasses for Summer Forage (Publication 418-004)
- Winter Seeding Methods to Establish Clover in Permanent Pasture (Publication 418-022)
Beginning Farmer
- An Evaluation of Program, Training and Resource Needs of Virginia Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (Publication AEE-81P)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 1): Starting a new farm enterprise (Publication AEE-37NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 2): Challenges to new farm enterprises (Publication AEE-38NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 3): Land and tenure acquisition (Publication AEE-39NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Croushorn Farms (Part 4): Marketing and business management (Publication AEE-40NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Huntley Farm & Seitz Angus (Part 1): Overview of a farm enterprise (Publication AEE-45NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Huntley Farm & Seitz Angus (Part 2): Challenges in new farm enterprise (Publication AEE-46NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Huntley Farm & Seitz Angus (Part 3): Advice for beginning farmers (Publication AEE-47NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 1): Starting a new farm enterprise (Publication AEE-41NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 2): Challenges to farming (Publication AEE-42NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 3): Crops grown on the farm (Publication AEE-43NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Juba Farm (Part 4): Cultural differences in farming in the U.S. (Publication AEE-44NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 1): Developing a farm enterprise (Publication AEE-31NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 2): Exploring production goals (Publication AEE-32NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 3): Measuring success (Publication AEE-33NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 4): Economic challenges (Publication AEE-34NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 5): Marketing challenges (Publication AEE-35NP)
- Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Project: Mountain View Farm & Vineyard (Part 6): Balancing on-farm and off-farm employment (Publication AEE-36NP)
Miscellaneous
- Denitrification Management (Publication BSE-54P)
- Effectiveness of Temporary Stream Crossing Closure Techniques Forest Operations Research Highlights (Publication ANR-110NP)
- Groundwater Quality and the Use of Lawn and Garden Chemicals by Homeowners (Publication 426-059)
- How Do Stream Buffers Reduce the Offsite Impact of Pollution? (Publication BSE-38P)
- Manure Management and Environmental Stewardship (Publication 442-309)
- Mid-Atlantic Composting Directory (Publication 452-230)
- Nutrient Management for Small Farms (Publication 442-305)
- Backyard Composting (Publication HORT-49)
- Phosphorus, Agriculture and the Environment (Publication 424-029)
- Selecting a Treatment Technology for Manure Management (Publication 442-306)
- Rainwater Harvesting Systems (Publication BSE-116NP)
- Selecting a Treatment Technology for Manure Management (Publication 442-306)
- Landowners’ Guide to Managing Streams in the Eastern US (Publication 420-141)
- Virginia Landowner’s Guide to the Carbon Market (Publication 442-138)
- Virginia Master Naturalist Program (Publication 465-300)