Whole Farm Planning
Thursday, December 8, 2022 • 10 am–3 pm
VSU Randolph Farm Pavilion, 4415 River Rd, Petersburg, VA 23803
A diverse panel of speakers from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the USDA Wildlife Services Program will discuss the biology and management practices for wildlife species affecting agriculture in central Virginia. Presentations will include information on geese, vultures, and feral swine; coyote and furbearer biology; bear management; and livestock protection methods. Participants will learn about state and federal permitting requirements for birds, including geese and vultures, and for mammals such as deer and bear.
Speakers will present information on the Cooperative Wildlife Damage Management Program administered by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and USDA, and the opportunities available under this program to protect livestock from predators such as coyotes. Presentations will be followed by field demonstrations of the tools and techniques that area producers can use to protect their livestock from local predators.
For more information, contact Derrick Cladd at 804-892-4489 or dcladd@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.
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