Save the Date!
Farm Bureau warehouse open house offers members big savings Farm Bureau members can save 10 percent on purchases from the Virginia Farm Bureau Service Corp. Products Division at its Feb. 24 open house in Henrico County. The open house will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farm Bureau warehouse at 1541 Mary St. in Sandston. Refreshments will be available. The Products Division provides members with a variety of quality supplies, through Farm Bureaucertified local dealers and the Farm Bureau warehouse. At the warehouse sale, members can save on a variety of parts, including tires, batteries and oil and grease products. They also can save on disk blades, plow parts and chisel teeth. The discount is available for all products except baler twine, which already will be specially priced for the open house. For information on specific products, call the warehouse at 800-476-8473.
Young Farmers Winter Expo set for late February The 2017 Virginia Farm Bureau Young Farmers Winter Expo will take place February 24-26 in Northern Virginia.
The event hotel will be Virginian Suites Arlington. The expo will include tours of Loudoun County agriculture, Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, an urban farm and the National Zoo. There will be free time to visit Washington museums and other points of interest, as well as a dinner at Top of the Town restaurant. For more information, visit planetreg.com/2017YFWinterExpo.
Conference on agricultural trade will be held in Richmond The ninth annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade will be held March 6 and 7 at the Richmond Marriott. The event will feature a slate of internationally recognized speakers and will focus on challenges and opportunities for global farm and forestry exports. The conference will be co-hosted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, the Virginia Port Authority and Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. For details or to register, visit ag-forestry.virginia.gov/agtrade2017.
Spring Conference to be held in Williamsburg
The 2017 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Spring Conference will be held March 17-19 at The Lodge in Colonial Williamsburg. The event will include workshops on animal welfare, commodity marketing, social media and family health on the farm. Formerly known as the Women’s Conference, the Spring Conference is presented by the VFBF Women’s Committee and is open to all Farm Bureau members who have a passion for agriculture.
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To register, contact your county Farm Bureau office.
Ag Day, Ag Week, Agriculture Literacy Week to be observed in March
National Ag Day is March 21, and this year’s theme will be “Agriculture: Food for Life.” National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week, March 19-25, and is organized by the Agriculture Council of America, a nonprofit organization, to foster public awareness of agriculture’s role in modern society. The Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom program will hold its annual Agriculture Literacy Week March 6-10 (See related article on Page 25).
Virginia Horse Festival to return March 24-26
The third annual Virginia Horse Festival will take place March 24-26. Join some of the equine industry’s top experts for three days of clinics, demonstrations and exhibits of interest to horse enthusiasts. The event will be held at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, birthplace of Secretariat, and will feature a Secretariat birthday celebration and tours of the property. An indoor trade show and outdoor vendors will offer a wide range of horserelated supplies and services. For more information visit VirginiaHorseFestival.com.