please click on any of the photos below for an enlarged view Thursday, January 3, 2013 Seminar III Overview & Emotional Intelligence Reflection Activity Farm Credit; Harrisonburg, VA with Director Dr. Megan Seibel "On Camera" Action! … Continue reading Valley Seminar III: Day One Revealed!
The VALOR fellows found themselves touring the Shenandoah Valley for seminar 3, which somehow seemed eerily familiar to me. On the afternoon of day 3 we found ourselves (again) in Rockingham County, and you can't talk about agriculture in Rockingham County without talking about poultry, and more specifically, turkeys. First up for the afternoon was… Continue reading Making lemonade when many lemons are suddenly about…
During the third VALOR Seminar in the Shenandoah Valley, we had the opportunity to visit and tour MeadWestvaco Paper Mill (MWV) in Covington, Virginia. The Covington mill competes in a global paper and packaging market, exporting about 45% of its production to markets outside of North America. The mill employs about 1,200 people to manufacture high… Continue reading MeadWestvaco Paper Company
Consider the following: understanding core competencies; related diversification; specialized technical services; automation; succession planning; value-added activity; resiliency; global trade; high barriers to entry. What do these concepts have in common? All were impressed upon the VALOR fellows by the farms, agribusinesses and agencies we interacted with during Seminar III in the Shenandoah Valley January 3-6,… Continue reading Agribusiness as Strategic Business
Amadas One of the most valuable aspects of VALOR thus far has been access to individuals and organizations making things happen in the industry. VALOR Advisory Council Member and President of Amadas Industries, Incorporated, Dr. Stanley A. Brantley, Jr., treated us to tours of the Amadas fabrication shop, assembly facility and Amadas Coach during our… Continue reading Innovation.Amadas.VALOR.
VALOR is not just fun and games. Sure, we travel to exciting destinations and meet with dynamic people in order to gain a better working knowledge and understanding of the many facets connected to the agriculture industry in Virginia. But....there are also.... tests. (and homework too, for that matter) Not just easy little true/false quizzes --… Continue reading Do you EQ?
Saturday, November 17, 2012 please click on any of the photos below to view the gallery of images taken on Friday Agenda for the Day: Commonwealth Cotton Gin in Windsor, Virginia Tour and Discussion with John Parker, Cotton Agronomist, Commonwealth Gin and Paul Rogers, Advisory Council member and President of Paul Rogers Farms Virginia Port Authority Presentation at VT Hampton… Continue reading A “look” at Day Three of Seminar II
Friday, November 16, 2012 please click on any of the photos below to view the gallery of images taken on Friday Agenda for the Day: Royal Fumigation in Suffolk, VA with Jorge Morrero, Site Manager of Royal Fumigation and Charles Green, Marketing Director, VDACS Purdue Agribusiness Deep Water Port in Chesapeake, VA with Gerry Underwood, Head Merchant, Perdue Farms and Paul Caruso, Grain Grading… Continue reading A “look” at Day Two of Seminar II
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