2024 Field Days Calendar
| Date | Time | Location | Event Details |
| 03/22/24 | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Suffolk, Virginia | Annual Soil Fertility Workshop and Cover Crop Field Tour – This event will focus on optimizing crop yields and profitability as related to soil health and fertility. The presentations and tour will cover row crop and soil fertility, plant nutrition, a cover crop walk, and a demonstration of John Deere’s See and Spray System. Lunch is included and free.Register here. Contact Hunter Frame at hframe@vt.edu for more information. |
| 05/16/24 | 8 a.m to 12 p.m. | Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Warsaw, Virginia | Virginia Small Grains Field Day –Held in partnership with the Virginia Grain Producers Association, this event invites local producers, seed companies, and stakeholders to see the latest small grain breeding, research, varieties, and production methods. Join us for field tours of wheat and barley research trials, talks from breeders and specialists, and a spray drone demonstration. Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matthew Lohr and Commissioner Joseph Guthrie of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will provide remarks. Free lunch is provided. Register here. Contact Joseph Oakes (jcoakes@vt.edu) for more details. |
| 06/06/24 | 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m | Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Suffolk, Virginia | Faba Bean Field Day: Join us for a field day event to learn more about the faba bean – a peanut cousin perfect for winter production. Sessions will cover information about the faba bean, our USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative (NIFA-SCRI) project, technology, diseases, insects, and more. Lunch will be provided. Please register here. For more information, contact Maria Balota at mbalota@vt.edu. |
| 06/27/24 | 7 a.m to 4 p.m. | Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia | Turfgrass Field Day – Turf variety trials will be informative for golf course superintendents, sports turf managers, lawn care professional landscapers, parks and recreation employees, Extension personnel, and others in the turf industry. For more information, contact Jeffrey Derr at jderr@vt.edu. |
| 06/28/24 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., | Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Suffolk, Virginia | Precision Ag Technology Expo – Growers, ranchers, Extension agents, researchers, companies, and government agencies are invited to interact with some of the latest technological advancements in agriculture. Join us for equipment displays and demonstrations, panel discussions, research presentations, a student poster competition, and more. Lunch is provided. Please register here. For more information, contact Abhilash Chandel at 757-807-6542 or abhilashchandel@vt.edu. |
| 07/25/24 | Southern Piedmont Research and Extension Center, Blackstone, Virginia | Annual Southern Piedmont Crop Field Day – Detailed information will be posted on the AREC’s website closer to the event date. Contact Margaret Kenny at makenny@vt.edu for additional information. | |
| 07/25/24 | TBA | Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia | Virginia Nursery and Landscape Field Day. Time and additional details will be announced in June. |
| 08/1/24 | Green Level Farm, Champlain, Virginia | Virginia Ag Expo – The Virginia Ag Expo is the largest agricultural field day held in the Commonwealth of Virginia and an educational, marketing, and social event that showcases the diversity of agriculture across the state. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/vaagexpo/. | |
| 08/7/24 | 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Raphine, Virginia | Field Day – This biennial event showcases the ongoing pasture and forest projects at the research farm. Participants will receive project updates from faculty at various stops along the tour, followed by a special presentation in the evening prior to dinner. Visit the AREC’s website for more information and event updates or contact Amanda Kirby at akirby07@vt.edu. |
| 08/16/24 | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Suffolk, Virginia | Cotton Field Day – Participants are invited to join field tours of cotton trials and discussions related to variety selection, inputs, precision agriculture applications, and insect/disease management. Free lunch provided at noon. Contact Hunter Frame at hframe@vt.edu for more information. |
| 08/31/24 | 10:30 a.m. | Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Raphine, Virginia | Ram Sale and Field Day – The Ram Lamb Test is held at the Virginia Sheep Evaluation Center, located at the Shenandoah Valley AREC. The Virginia Ram Test is among the oldest continuously operated ram evaluation programs in the U.S., with the program existing at the current location since the mid-1970s. A field day and educational program will start at 10:30 am, and the sale will begin at 1 p.m. Online bidding will be available. Contact Scott Greiner (sgreiner@vt.edu) for more information. |
| 09/11/24 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Williamston, North Carolina | Peanut Field Day – Join researchers from Virginia Tech and North Carolina State University for a field tour and discussion of peanut cultivar trials and other peanut research in North Carolina. Free lunch provided at noon. Contact Matthew Chappell at chappell@vt.edu for more information. |
| 09/12/24 | 9/12/24 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Warsaw, Virginia | Soybean Field Day – Held in partnership with the Virginia Soybean Association, this event invites local producers, seed companies and stakeholders to see the latest soybean breeding, research, varieties, and production methods. Free lunch is provided. Contact Joseph Oakes (joakes@vt.edu) for more information. Check here for updates in August. |
| 09/19/24 | Southern Piedmont Research and Extension Center, Blackstone, Virginia | Forage/Livestock Field Day – Detailed information will be posted on the AREC’s website closer to the event date. Contact Margaret Kenny at makenny@vt.edu for additional information. | |
| 09/20/24 | 12 p.m. | Southwest Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Glade Spring, Virginia | 12th Annual Forage-based Ram Sale and Field Day – Topics will include ram test data summary, sheep management, and flock health updates. Sale commences at 3 p.m. For more information visit the AREC’s website or contact Lee Wright at lrite@vt.edu. |
| 10/5/24 | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Raphine, Virginia | 18th Annual Mill Day – Join us for a day of festivities honoring Cyrus McCormick’s invention of the mechanical reaper on the farm where he made history. Activities include the operation of the historic McCormick grist mill, arts and craft vendors, music, and food. Check back for updates on the AREC website or contact Amanda Kirby at akirby07@vt.edu. |