Upcoming Events:

February 4, 2020
Winter Calf Meeting,
Montezuma Hall

February 5, 2020
Manure Management

February 5-6, 2020
PA Dairy Summit

February 12-13, 2020
Virginia Sate Feed
Association and Nutritional Cow College (Registration link)
Print Brochure (pdf)
Hotel Roanoke


February 15, 2020
Dairy Quiz Bowl

March 3, 2020
Weathering the Storm in
Agriculture: How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset (Farm Stress program for producers), Halifax  County

April 1, 2020
Virginia Spring Holstein Show, Rockingham

 

What's New:

January - February 2020 Dairy Pipeline



Link to 2020 Jan/Feb Dairy Pipeline Newsletter

January/February 2020 Pipeline snapshot image.

Check out Dr. Ferreira's latest video! (Spanish version is below.)

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Current Dairy Industry Stats

November 2019
Herd Summary

Virginia August 2019
mailbox price: $19.02
more mailbox prices...

September 2019--
US cows: 9,315,000
VA cows: 73,000
 

VA Grade A Dairy Herds
as of September 2019--
    Cow: 452
    Goat: 3

VA Manufactured Grade Herds as of September 2019--
Cow: 3
Goat: 10
Sheep: 1
  
VA Grade A Herd Distribution

2019 Map of Virginia Grade A Dairy Herds