Success StoryCattleman's Virginia Farm and History Tour



Cattleman's Virginia Farm and History Tour

Author: Gary Hamilton

Planning Unit: Montgomery County CES

Major Program: Beef

Plan of Work: Production and Economic Challenges Facing Livestock Producers

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

The Montgomery County Cattlemen’s Association is a very active commodity group that is supported by the Extension Service. They sponsor a tour every year for their members to see and learn what others are doing. In July of 2023, 21 of its over 200 members conducted a very enjoyable and educational tour entitled "Virginia Farm and History Tour". On this tour they visited the Bill McDonald Beef Cattle Farm in Blacksburg, VA.; The Virginia Tech Research Farm; the Historical Smithfield Plantation; The Wes Marshall Beef Cattle and Grian Farm; Monticello – Thomas Jefferson's Home; Colonial Williamsburg; Jamestown Settlement; The Petersburg Battlefield; Irvington Springs Flower Farm; The Cyrus McCormick – Virginia Tech Farm; a Greenbrier Bunker Tour and a stop at the Tamarack Marketplace in West Virginia. Along with many other sites. 100% of the group thoroughly enjoyed the tour, seeing and learning many things.






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