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🌾 Celebrate the International Year of the Woman Farmer at Cattle & Equipment WISE 2026! 🌾
Mark your calendars for October 7-9, 2026, and join us in Roseland, Virginia for three days of hands-on learning, networking, and skill-building designed to strengthen confidence and knowledge in agriculture.
⭐ NEW this year, in addition to our two main annual events, we will also be hosting ShepherdWISE on October 7th! Youth will also have the opportunity to attend select educational sessions! ⭐
Participants can explore topics including:
🌾 Small ruminant nutrition
🐑 Lambing and newborn care
⚕️ When to call a Vet
🐄 Low-Stress Cattle Handling
🥩 Tallow Processing
🍽️ Marketing Your Beef to Consumers and Wholesalers
✅ Beef Quality Assurance Certification
🌱 Rotational Grazing & Pasture BMPs
🚜 Operating Tractors & Skid Steers
🪚 Chainsaw Skills
🌿 Pesticide Labeling & Laws
🔨 Fencing
…and so much more!
⛺ Planning to stay on-site? Bring the family! Campsites are available for booking through July 31 through https://www.dbbrewingcompany.com/camp-at-basecamp using group code Cattlewise.
Registration details will be released in the coming months—stay tuned!
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This training initiative is open to all-eligible individuals particularly women who seek to enhance their professional skills and educational attainment through merit-based opportunities. The program is open to all eligible participants and aligns with federal civil rights laws, including Title VI and Title IX.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Amber Taylor at the Cumberland Extension Office at (804-492-4390/TDD*) during business hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility.
Started in 1976 to promote sustainable forest and wildlife management practices, the Fall Forestry & Wildlife Field Tours have become one of the premier landowner education programs in the commonwealth!
To celebrate, we will explore sustainable forestry and wildlife management practices across 4 counties over 4 days (October 20-23). Tours visit private, public, and industry-owned lands and manufacturing facilities. Join us for 1, 2, 3, or all 4 days. Lodging will be available.
Past tours have visited seedling nurseries, timber harvesting operations, sawmills, pine plantations, cooperages, hardwood forests, arboretums, Christmas tree farms, elk habitat, fisheries, hunting plantations, and more. Lunch and travel between stops allow for plenty of fellowship and opportunities to learn from other participants and natural resource professionals.
Not able to join us in person? Take a short virtual tour!
Orange County is bathed in its own name, russet browns, reds and yellows in autumn. Our time at James Madison’s Montpelier is sure to please the eye and the mind while exploring the intersection of society & forests.
Stop 1: Working Woods Walk. A trail walk in the Demonstration Forest will pass though part of the remarkable Landmark Forest before showcasing various active forest management practices.
Lunch: The Market at Grelen. Catered by Grelen Casual Cafe.
Stop 2: Grelen Nursery Tour. Established in 1990, the nursery grows and sells large plant material and operates a full landscaping division.
Stop 3: Majestic Trees of Montpelier. We will return to Montpelier and get off the beaten path to be up-close and personal with Montpelier’s
Majestic Trees and have time to explore exhibits and the formal gardens.
Dinner: James Madison’s Montpelier. Catered by BBQ Exchange.
Stop 4: Mansion Tour. This private tour of James Madison’s home will be led by Montpelier staff.
This field trip will showcase active forest management practices, give you skills to identify common Virginia trees, and show you how to measure and value individual trees using an array of forestry equipment.
You do not need to be a current Online Woodland Options student to participate. Due to the hands-on nature of this program registration is limited to 30.