Are you a farmer? We want to meet you!
Agricultural Producers from Amelia, Nottoway or Prince Edward Counties are invited to attend a Partners’ Meeting that includes a complimentary supper provided by the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District. Hear important conservation program updates from VA Cooperative Extension, Piedmont SWCD, NRCS, Department of Forestry, and Farm Service Agency.
Tuesday, January 31, 6:30 pm at the Prince Edward County Natural Resources and Ag Building in Farmville-Register by Friday, January 27.
Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 pm, Amelia Presbyterian Church, Amelia, VA-Register by Friday, Febrruary 3
Thursday, February 16, 6:30 pm, Southern Research Station, Blackstone, VA- Register by Tuesday, February 14.
This event is free, but please call to register for supper by calling Whitney Foster at 434.392-3782 ext 132.
Want to learn more about harvesting rainwater? Check out this video VIDEO.
Piedmont SWCD has an opening for a part-time equipment program technician to work in Amelia, Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties transporting, maintaining and repairing no-till drills. The position requires a knowledge of agriculture conservation practices, a flexible schedule, and an excellent driving record.
The complete position description can be found here by clicking positiondescriptionEquipmentapply.
To apply for this position you can call the Piedmont SWCD at 434.392-3782 ext 131 to arrange to pick up a state application from our office in Farmville, click here for hard copy of state application, or go to Virginia Jobs to create an application you can complete on your computer. The Piedmont SWCD will be accepting hard copy applications only.
The Virginia Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society recognized Piedmont SWCD District Manager Deanna Fehrer at their meeting October 20 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ms. Fehrer and six others were lauded “For their proactive partnership effort to address water resource concerns on Virginia poultry farms with a pilot rainwater harvest system and promoting its benefits through field tours for the area growers.”
This picture of the field tour organized by the Piedmont SWCD shows tour participants looking into one of the rainwater harvesting tank openings.
The Piedmont SWCD 2011 conservation award winners were presented at the Farm Bureau Annual Meetings in Amelia, Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties. For pictures and details see -Agriculture /Conservation Awards from above menu line.
Pasture owners who want more from their pastures and desire to protect their investment should plan to attend the Pasture Renovation Field Workshop scheduled for Friday, September 9 from 6 pm to 8 pm. at a farm in the Rice area.
To register contact Prince Edward Extension at 434-392-4443.
Speakers: Eric Bowen, Cooperative Extension; David Smith, Cumberland Extension; Dennis Jones, NRCS, and Kevin Dunn, Piedmont SWCD.
Click on the link below to view an eight minute video and learn more about conservation practices installed on local farms.
Livestock Exclusion and Rotational Grazing Video
The next regular board meeting of the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District Directors is scheduled for MONDAY, August 22, 2011 at 11 am in the conference room of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Building located on 100 Dominion Drive in Farmville, Virginia. This is not our usual meeting date, so be advised. The meetings are open to the public. We hope to see you there.
If you know of someone who is participating in natural resource conservation at a level that deserves recognition, and who resides in Amelia, Nottoway or Prince Edward Counties, then consider nominating them for one of our Conservation Awards. The Piedmont SWCD 2010-2011 Conservation Award nomination form is available here 2010-2011Nomination form and is due to the office by August 18, 2011. If you have trouble locating or completing the forms, don’t hesitate calling the office at 434.392-3782 ext 131 or contact us by email from this site.
The upcoming Southern Piedmont Summer Forage Tour is scheduled for July 21st from 2 – 7 PM at Dungeness Farm in Goochland, VA. There is no cost if you preregister by July 14th, otherwise $10 at the door. To preregister, contact Margaret Kenny at 434-292-5331. Tour will feature the following topics: Breeding soundness exam and demo., Role of cattle associations in value added marketing, Summer annuals for high quality summer grazing, BMR forage sorghum as an alternative to corn for silage, Watering systems and rotational stocking, Eastern gamagrass for summer grazing, Crabgrass for summer forage and conservation and Protecting surface water with grass buffer strips. Visit www.vaforages.org for more info.
Meeting approved for CATEGORY 90 PRIVATE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR AND BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE RECERTIFICATION
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