"The art of communication is the language of leadership." — James Humes Our journey as VALOR fellows is one of enlightnement, education and leadership developement. An integral part of our path to success is communication, as Mr. Humes noted, communication is the language of leadership. Our recent travels found us in Harrisonburg, VA at WVPT… Continue reading Communication… Knowledge Exchange.
Saturday morning of Seminar III began with a visit to the Virginia Department of Forestry’s Nursery operation in Crimora, VA. Our tour of the Crimora operation was conducted by Josh McLaughlin, Nursery Forester for the Virginia Department of Forestry and manager of the Crimora facility. Josh graduated from Virginia Tech in 2004 with a BS… Continue reading Tree Seedling Production at its Finest
please click on any of the photos below for an enlarged view Sunday, January 6, 2013 … Continue reading Valley Seminar III: Final Day Revealed!
please click on any of the photos below for an enlarged view Saturday, January 5, 2013 … Continue reading Valley Seminar III: Day Three Revealed!
please click on any of the photos below for an enlarged view Friday, January 4, 2013 WhiteWave Foods Mt. Crawford, VA with Christopher Tate, Continuous Improvement Manager MeadWestvaco Paper Mill Covington, VA with Ollie Kitchen, Jr., Regional Wood Manager annd Becky Johnson, Communications Manager
Dana Allen Fisher of Shenandoah County was named the winner of this year’s American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award. He was recognized Jan. 14 at the AFBF Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn. “We couldn’t be more proud of Dana and all of our Young Farmers Program participants. It’s great… Continue reading Reblogged: Shenandoah County man wins national Farm Bureau honor
The last event during Seminar III brought the VALOR Fellows to a family committed into growing a diversified agribusiness within the Shenandoah Valley region. It was Sunday, January 6, 2013 when our team was hosted by Kern Houff, his brother Neil and Tim Grove at Houff's headquarters in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Kern Houff and Neil… Continue reading An American Agribusiness Story
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
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