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2025 Spring Conservation Field Day - McCormick Farm 

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Or contact Jennifer Huffman at (540) 319-6453 or jennifer.huffman@vaswcd.org 

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The Natural Bridge SWCD will host an annual conservation field day at McCormick Farm on May 22, 2025. 

In partnership with 

Virginia Cooperative Extension 

Natural Resource Conservation Service

Virginia Forage and Grassland Council 

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Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00 am -      Registration & coffee

9:00 – 9:05 am -     Welcome and introductions

9:05 – 9:50 am -      Using Native Warm Season Grasses in My Grazing System

                            - Keith Tuck, Producer

9:50 – 10:30am -     Native Warm Season Grass Establishment

                             – JB Daniel, State Grassland Agronomist-NRCS

10:30 – 10:45am -   Travel to field trial   

10:45 – 11:00am -   First Tour: Native Warm Season Grass Species Selection and Variety Trial  

                               – Gabriel Pent, Superintendent, Shenandoah Valley AREC

11:00 – 11:10 am -   Travel to bank barn

11:10 – 11:40am -   VSU Small Farm Outreach Program Presentation – Forrest Hobbs

11:40 – 12:10pm -   Producer Discussions

12:10 – 1:00pm -     Lunch Provided

1:00 - 1:15pm -       Travel to field trial

1:15 – 1:45 pm -      Second Tour: Grazing Management of Native Warm Season Grasses and Research Trials

                           – Gabriel Pent, Superintendent, Shenandoah Valley AREC

1:45 – 2:00pm -       Questions & Discussion

2:00 – 2:20pm -       Travel to bank barn & closing remarks    

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Natural Bridge SWCD 2024 Annual Awards Banquet 

The Natural Bridge SWCD held their Annual Awards Banquet on October 16, 2024. 

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Congratulations to this year's award recipients!

 Worley Mountain Farms, recipient of the 2024 Clean Water Farm Award.

Rockbridge FFA Chapter, recipient of a monetary scholarship.  

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Also recognized were two directors who have served the Board for five years. Thank you, Tim Goodbar and Herbie Huffman! 

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From left, Jaylee Croushorn, Gwen Gosney, FFA Advisor, Josie Caldwell 

LOCAL NRCS WORKING GROUP MEETING 

The Lexington NRCS Field Office will be hosting a local working group meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 5:30pm in the Lexington USDA Service Center conference room prior to the Natural Bridge SWCD regular business meeting. Please contact Charlie Simmons, District Conservationist, if you have any questions related to this meeting. charles.simmons@usda.gov 

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Click the PDF buttons for the documents related to the working group meeting. 

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SPARRING CANDY DARTERS

Congratulations to Loughran McCabe, Virginia SWCD 2022 photo contest honorable mentions winner! 

Agricultural BMP Cost-Share Program News

During program year 2022, the Natural Bridge SWCD completed 40 Best Management Practices. A total of $674,405.58 was paid to producers for these BMPs and $10,379 was issued in Tax Credits. Within these totals:

7 Stream Bank Exclusion projects protected 3.4 miles of stream bank and were paid $450,128.

2 Continuing Conservation Initiative (CCI) sign-ups ensured continued protection of an additional 1,823' of stream bank. 

29 Cover Crop BMPs involving 1,799 acres were completed and paid $66,757.

In addition, $988,956.64 has been obligated to approved practices and will be carried over into cost-share program year 2023.

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