Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Virginia Farmer Mentoring Programs

 

Virginia Farmer Mentoring Programs

The Virginia Soil Health Coalition, one of our Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Partners, has compiled a list of Farmer Mentoring Programs across the state including the regions they serve and key points of contact in case you or anyone you know is interested in farming mentorship. You can find more information on their Virginia Farmer Mentor Network webpage or you can directly contact the coordinators for each region. Please help spread the word to your networks!

 

Program Name

Geographic Area

Producer Emphasis

Contact

Virginia Forage and Grassland Council

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Livestock and Forage Production

Becky Szarzynski
beckyszar@yahoo.com
540-461-0969

Virginia No-Till Alliance

Shenandoah Valley

Crop Production

Doug Horn
doughorn@vt.edu
540-245-5750

Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore

Crop and Vegetable Production

Mark Reiter
mreiter@vt.edu
757-807-6576

Soil Health + Integrated Conservation Agronomy

Southside, Eastern, and Central Virginia

Crop and Livestock Production

Lydia Fitzgerald
Lydia.fitzgerald@usda.gov
540-414-4089

 

 



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