Learn about the soil food web and techniques for improving your soil health, including cover cropping and composting.  The workshop includes a demonstration of how to create your own compost pile. Free but registration required.

9am Personnel

9:30am Operations

10am Education

10:30am Technical

Attention Landowners! Do you want to know more about today’s forestry and wildlife “hot topics”? Coming this May your Central District Extension Forestry Program is
offering ½ day short courses at three locations. This year’s topics include: A forest health update (bugs and disease), tree identification, a Wild game update, and cost share opportunities. Partnering agencies include Virginia Department of Forestry, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and others.

In recent years we’ve been growing some really beautiful lettuce. Join us as we talk about how you can get the most from this popular cool season crop.

Planning the future of your land? Join this workshop on land transfer tools, financial resources, and real success stories. Most landowners know that planning for the future of their land or farm is vital, yet the legal, financial and family considerations can be overwhelming. Staff from The Piedmont Environmental Council and American Farmland Trust will lead this practical workshop designed to help clarify the land succession process. The workshop will cover: Essential tools for navigating the legal and financial landscape of land transfer; Basic strategies for keeping rural land intact and in the family; Real-world stories and firsthand accounts from landowners who have successfully navigated the process and transferred their land to the next generation. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. This event is free but registration is required. Space is limited.

Join Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension Foresters from across Virginia for a 15 minute video on a timely topic every other Friday at 12:15 on Facebook Live  or YouTube Premier.  All videos can be viewed on the Virginia Forest Landowner Update YouTube Channel any time (subscribe to be notified when new videos are added).

The Generation NEXT Program, a partnership of Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Department of Forestry, is offering its annual land legacy planning webinar. This year’s theme is “Be Lawyer Ready,” with presentations from an attorney and an experienced landowner. Be ready to meet with a lawyer for legacy planning, save time & money by preparing ahead of time and learn how to get the outcomes you want for your land and heirs.