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
My name is CJ Isbell, and I live in Rockville, Va located in western Hanover County. My family's has a long history in agriculture; from by great-grandfather working for Virginia Dairy, my grandfather's commercial farming operation, to the direct marketing farming operation I co-own today. My grandfather started our farm in 1951, starting with over… Continue reading Thoughts of a Grass Farmer…
Have you ever done a search for yourself on Facebook? I just looked for myself on this mainstream social media site. Facebook lists over 150 people by the name of Ken Ryan…..but only one of them is part of the inaugural class of VALOR. Please allow me to introduce myself – my name is Ken… Continue reading Searching for Ken Ryan….
VALOR was featured in Innovations with an article titled "Inaugural VALOR class named". The piece gives insight into the program, the mission, and the inaugural class members. Read the article to learn more
The inaugural fellows of the Virginia Agriculture Leaders Obtaining results (VALOR) program participated in their first of 12 seminars in September in Blacksburg, kicking off the beginning of a two-year journey through leadership development, team building, advocacy training, exploration of industry issues, and stakeholder networking. The program’s eleven members were chosen from among peers across the… Continue reading Reblogged: Inaugural VALOR fellows participate in first seminar
Basically VALOR is a program designed for people who are passionate about Agriculture and its future. VALOR participants have a desire to learn about local, national, and international Agriculture and to be immersed in the field through 9 regional seminars. Throughout the program, the class will have the opportunity to interact with industry leaders and… Continue reading What’s VALOR?
My name is Ben Grove, and I write this post from the beautiful New River Valley. My childhood was spent in the Shenandoah Valley, surround by a diverse and prolific agricultural economy. Although I wasn’t raised on a farm, I’ve been drawn to agriculture from my earliest memories. Active participation in 4-H, and later FFA, guided… Continue reading Hello from Blacksburg.
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