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
On Friday, November 16, the Valor team had an invitation from Gerry Underwood, to visit Perdue’s deep-water grain terminal located in Norfolk, Virginia. Mr. Underwood was raised in the Midwest before attending the University of Illinois. His academic achievements include a B.S. Degree in Agriculture and a Masters Degree in Business Administration. Gerry is currently… Continue reading Deep-Water Grain Terminal Allows Access to Global Markets
“Chip and Mike… come Gee, or come Haw, or WOOOOW” Now five years ago, if you would have said that Matt Hickey would be saying those words to a team of horses WHILE DRIVING THEM. I would have laughed my head off! I mean really, I am allergic to horses. I have always had some… Continue reading The Real Horse Power
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
On Saturday November 17 the VALOR Fellows visited the facilities of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Technology. http://www.maatfarms.com/Home.html (MAAT) There we met with MAAT’s Farm Manager, Mr. Chris Bentley. Mr. Bentley began his career in Aquaculture at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Biology. He then earned his Masters Degree in Biology with… Continue reading VALOR Fellows visit Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Technology
The VALOR fellows met in Suffolk, Va. on Nov. 15-18, 2012, for the start of their second jam-packed four-day seminar that included stops around the Tidewater and Eastern Shore regions of the state. The first stop on their journey was the Smithfield Innovation center, where class members learned about cutting-edge technology and product testing. Over… Continue reading Reblogged: VALOR’s Seminar II focused on agricultural trade and communicating with others
Thursday November 15, 2012 Agenda for the day: Innovation Space Tour Smithfield, VA - Lin Harbold, New Product Development Manager Lunch - Coordinated by Terry Gerard for Dennis Treacy, Executive VP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Smithfield Foods. Sustainability presentation by Stewart Leeth, Assistant VP, Environmental & Corporate Affairs and Senior Regulatory Counsel for Smithfield Foods Packing Plant Tour Smithfield,… Continue reading A “look” at Day One of Seminar II
A cotton engine commonly referred to as a "cotton gin" patented by Eli Whitney in 1794 revolutionized cotton production. Having just had an opportunity to "gin" some cotton by hand I have a new appreciation for the significance of Mr. Whitney's cotton gin. Having grown up in Southwest Virginia I have never had an opportunity… Continue reading Cotton Engine
Farmer in Plain View Good evening Agricultural enthusiasts, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to others that share my passion for the safe reliable production of food and fiber. My name is Hunter Richardson and I am a farmer in Plainview, Virginia. I am a passionate advocate of farming on the… Continue reading Farmer In Plain View
Greetings from the road! I am Dana Fisher, a proud life-long resident of Shenandoah County, where I grew up on my family's small beef cattle operation. I was an active member of my local FFA chapter, and I was proud to represent Central FFA on the state and national levels. My time in FFA helped… Continue reading Finding Dana Fisher
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