Calling all agricultural producers in the Northern Neck! Please join us for the 2025 Northern Neck SWCD Producer Conference on Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 8:00am-10:00am at the Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department in Lively. This free event is open to all agricultural producers in the Northern Neck and a catered breakfast will be provided by Excellent Eats. We encourage all participants to register for the event by February 26th. To register, click here. We hope to see you there!
We are excited to announce the topics and speakers for this years event:
- 2025 Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share (VACS) Program Updates by Aaron Saunders (NNSWCD Ag. Conservation Specialist)
- Virginia State University Small Farm Outreach Program by Derrick Gooden (VSU SFOP Assistant)
- Grain Marketing Updates for 2025 by Jayson Gill (Perdue Agribusiness Grain Merchandiser)
- Grain Bin Safety by Calvin Balderson (Northumberland Chief of Emergency Services)
- Local Agency Updates:
- USDA-FSA by Abby Davis
- USDA-NRCS by Lucee Kossler
- Department of Forestry by Ken Sterner
- Northern Neck Land Conservancy by Drew Gladwell
