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Applications for the 2022 AgDiscovery program must be submitted online. The deadline to submit an application is March 31, 2022 at midnight Eastern Time. PLEASE APPLY EARLY! You will be notified by the university the week of May 2, 2022 if you have been selected to participate.
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Attached you will find the Rules and Schedule for the 2022 Virginia Junior Beef Roundup Show and Events, that will be held in conjunction with the 2022 VA Beef Expo. Youth cattle shows will take place on Friday, April 15th and Saturday, April 16th – THERE WILL BE NO SHOWS OR EVENTS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH.

Virginia Hereford Association Heifer Scholarship
Program Guidelines
The Virginia Hereford Association, Incorporated (the “Association”) Heifer Scholarship Program (the
“Program”) is a mentoring and development program for youth that are interested in becoming involved in
the farming industry. It is our goal to make it possible for a younger generation of future Hereford
breeders to learn through the management of a Registered Hereford female.

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M C Livestock Stockman’s Challenge
When: Saturday, March 26h
, 2022
Check in 7:30-8:30am, contest start at 9:00am.
Where: Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA
What: Regional Youth Livestock Judging Contest for kids age 5-19.
Three divisions: (Contestants age the day of the contest)
P*e Wee 5-8 yrs
Junior 9-13 yrs
Seniors 14-19 yrs
Contest will include:
4 Cattle classes, 2 Hog classes, 2 Lamb classes and 2 Goat classes (as available).
We will have 3-4 questions classes and an Optional Reasons Jackpot.
Contestants will use a scantron for class placings and answers to questions.
A nice lunch will be provided with a brief educational/motivational speaker during lunch
before reasons.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 individuals in each age division, with cash prizes for the
top teams.
Contest will be limited to the first 200 participants.
Deadline to sign up March 15th. Payment is due at time of Registration. Click on the following link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/
d/1cCPLNlMy9v6DQM5N53RVwLUz37iJ6IH70Duj7G8Jr8s/edit?usp=sharing
There will be Junior and Senior team divisions. A Team will consist of 4 individuals. (No P*e
Wee teams) Individuals may register, you do not need to be part of a team.
Cost: $20/individual $80/team P*e Wee’s are free! Lunch for adults/coaches attending $10
(must pre-register).
Reasons Jackpot $5/ entry. Must pre-enter.

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Internship Opportunities Locations

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Internship Opportunities Locations Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, poli...

4-H EquiSmartz Entries

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4-H EquiSmartz Entries ENTRIES SHOULD BE MADE BY 4-H LEADER/COACH/EXTENSION AGENT ONLY - due by March 23, 2022 and payment postmarked same date. See the schedule at https://bit.ly/esmtz2022 1) Entry information needed: Leader contact information, District and Unit/County name, Club name, Extension agent's name and email,....

Fruit is in!!!!
Pease pick up yours tomorrow 4-7pm! Thank you for the support!

Be sure to order your delicious fresh fruit boxes ASAP!!! Also, we now have no contact ordering via app!Talk with an FFA Member, Mr.Christopher, or Mr. Scialdo to order!

Ranchers Across The Country Raise Over $300 Million To Build Beef Plant In Effort To Compete With Industry Power

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Ranchers Across The Country Raise Over $300 Million To Build Beef Plant In Effort To Compete With Industry Power A group of ranchers from across the country have raised over $300 million to build a slaughterhouse in Nebraska.

State Fair FairEntry System OPEN, Schedule Posted, Rules Updated - Please Share

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VA Youth Sheep and Goat Symposium 2021...

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May 11, 2021
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Goat And Sheep Survey. Your Feedback Is Appreciated.
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You are invited to participate in a research study of Processing Needs of Virginia’s Sheep and Goat Producers. The purpose of this study is to determine the processing needs of sheep and goat producers and to determine perceived use and benefit of Virginia’s first small ruminant mobile processing unit. It is being conducted by Drs. Dahlia O’Brien and Stephan Wildeus with VSU’s College of Agriculture. The online survey should only take 5-8 minutes and will remain open for about a month. Take the survey now.

FINAL REMINDER: Entries for the 2021 State 4-H and FFA VIRTUAL Meats Evaluation Contest are due TODAY, FRIDAY, April 30th at 5:00 pm.

Please get those online entries completed ASAP. The online platform will close at 5:00 pm today.

As always, if you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Katherine E. Carter

Assistant Youth Livestock Programming Specialist
Litton-Reaves Hall, Room 380
175 West Campus Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
[email protected]
P: 540-231-2257
F: 540-231-301

The following Proficiency Areas did not have applicants:

Agricultural Communications
Agricultural Mechanics Fabrication and Design
Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Entrepreneurship
Agricultural Sales – Entrepreneurship
Agricultural Services
Agriscience Research Animal Systems
Agriscience Research Integrated Systems
Agriscience Research Plant Systems
Dairy Production – Entrepreneurship
Dairy Production – Placement
Diversified Crop Production – placement
Equine Science – Entrepreneurship
Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production
Food Science & Technology
Forage Production
Forest Management
Fruit Production
Grain Production - Entrepreneurship
Grain Production – Placement
Landscape Management
Outdoor Recreation
Service-Learning
Sheep Production
Veterinary Science
Wildlife Management

If you have a qualified student for one of these proficiency areas, and would like the opportunity to submit an application, it must be sent to me by May 10th as a pdf. A member of the Proficiency Awards Review Panel will review the applications and State winners will be notified by or before May 15th .

All State Winning applicants will be expected to make updates, and resubmitted to the application center by June 1st.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Andy Seibel, Ed.S.
Associate Extension Specialist
Youth Development through Agriculture
Virginia Cooperative Extension
[email protected]
540.231.3823 - campus
540.641.1854 - cell
Virginia FFA Association
115 Hutcheson Hall (0908)
Blacksburg, VA 240

Virginia Academy of Natural Resources

Greetings, AgEd Family:

The Virginia Dept. of Forestry and the Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts are partnering this summer to offer the Virginia Academy of Natural Resources – a virtual “camp” for current 8th-12th graders.

This learning opportunity will take place July 12 – 16, 2021. The camp will include virtual presentations from natural resource professionals from 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM daily, self-guided field explorations in the afternoons, small group work on a project, and a mock Envirothon.

Students may apply at https://forms.gle/9mRUtyoaPRvFQY2N9. The only cost for this week of fun and learning is $25 to cover materials for field studies, which will be mailed to students prior to camp.

Applications will be accepted through April 30. Questions? Please contact Ellen Powell at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Ellen R. Powell

Conservation Education Coordinator
Virginia Dept. of Forestry
900 Natural Resources Dr., Ste. 800
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-220-9083
[email protected]

Virginia Academy of Natural Resources The Virginia Dept. of Forestry (VDOF) and the Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD) are partnering to offer the Virginia Academy of Natural Resources(VANR) for current 8th -12th graders. This camp will be held virtually, where campers will attend live presentations in....

Reminder – FFA participants have the option to compete in Horse Judging on

Saturday March 27

Monday March 29



Upon registration you can select the date that best works for your students!

Deadline this coming Monday March 15!

· Junior FFA Horse Judging Entry Form
· Senior FFA Horse Judging Entry Form

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Connection Weekly | November 23, 2020

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Forty-One Words (11/20/2020) – The Friday Footnote

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footnote.wordpress.ncsu.edu Forty-One Words (11/20/2020) Posted on November 19, 2020 by [email protected] When we teach our students about the FFA we emphasize the creed, describe the mission, identify the colors, and teach about the important dates associated with our history. However, there are 41 words spoken at an FFA meetin...

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Here is a link with registration and rules information for Virginia State Fair FFA Hippology Competition. Please contact us with any questions.
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I want to thank these students, so much, for this cool surprise this morning!!!! Meet Po, our new bunny addition to Small Animal Care! We lost Steve, our last bunny recently. Having a pet around all day, every day, is great, but sad when they’re gone. You definitely made our day better! Thank you! He is very happy with his new home!

FRUIT IS IN!!!!!! Please pick up your orders today!!!!

FFA Fruit order is scheduled to be delivered at 7 am tomorrow (12/16)!!! Any help unloading is greatly appreciated! Be sure to tell everyone to pick up their fruit ASAP!

Delivery is scheduled at 7am on Monday12/16. We are responsible for unloading the fruit. That’s early for our students who ride the bus, any help is greatly appreciated.

Fruit will be delivered this Monday Morning (12/16)! Please pick up ASAP!

Time Is running out to order your Fresh Fruit from FFA! Orders will be turned in Monday November 18th. That is earlier than we planned! We received an email from distributor stating we need to submit all orders next week, so that Fruit will arrive here before Winter Break. Please see an FFA member, Mr Scialdo or Mr. Christopher to order your fresh fruit today! Sell some fruit this weekend!

See an FFA member or Mr. Scialdo to place your order!

See an FFA member to order your delicious boxes of fruit!!! Orders will arrive before Christmas break! Thanks for supporting us!

Congratulations to Nottoway FFA for winning 2nd Place in Agriculture Poster Class at The VA State Fair today! All of our entries were excellent and well received! The Beta fish in our Horticulture Demo survived 95 degree heat with the rest of us!!! Well done Nottoway FFA! Please feel free to post pics!

REMINDER: Students competing in forestry at State Fair tomorrow should wear Nottoway FFA t-shirt, if you have one.

Reminder: Officers should be at Crewe Community Center at 5:45 this evening for Farm Bureau meeting, formal dress.