Agriculture and Natural Resources

2012 Virginia Ag Expo

Virginia Agriculture: Rich in History – Focused on the Future

The 2012 Virginia Ag Expo will be hosted by Grainfield Farm operated by Chuck McGhee in Mechanicsville, Virginia on August 2, 2012 starting at 7:30 a.m.

The VA Ag Expo is the largest agricultural field day held in the Commonwealth of Virginia annually. More than 140 exhibitors and sponsors will have on display all of the most up to date equipment, goods, and services for all agricultural producers and property owners no matter how large or small.

Field tours starting will include:

• Corn hybrid plots
• Corn row spacing evaluation
• Nematodes and nematicide treatment for corn
• Weed management
• Insect pest update
• Foliar fungicide variety interactions
• Blackberry and raspberry operation
• Pre-Civil War cemetery

There is no pre-registration or registration fee for attendees.

Lunch will be available from local civic organizations and vendors. 

The Virginia Ag Expo is a joint project of the Virginia Grain Producers Association, the Virginia Soybean Association, and Virginia Cooperative Extension.

For Exhibitor and Sponsor information contact John Smith, Event Coordinator, VaAgExpo@aol.com.