For more information on how to control erosion, see Manure & Mud Management, Nutrient Management, Pasture Management, and Sacrifice Areas/Dry Paddocks below

Soil Erosion

Fencing

Construction High-tensile Wire Fences
Electric Fencing
Fence Options for Horse

Fill Dirt

Ag. Considerations When Using Fill Dirt

Expose on Fill Dirt

Flowers

Adding Cut Flowers May Increase Profits
Dahlia Culture, Oregon State University
Field Production of Cut Potential Crops
Getting Started in the Production of Field-grown Cut VCE
Guide sheets for Consumer Floriculture - Links
Production of Dahlias as Cut Flowers
Sell Cut Flowers From Perennial Summer-Flowering Bulbs
Weed Management for Outdoor Cut Flowers

Generators

Standby Electric Generators for Emergency Farm Use

Grapes

Commercial Grape Varieties for Virginia
Grape Grower Checklist Viticulture Extension Alson H. Smith Jr
Vineyard Site Selection

Grazing Sticks

Grazing Stick for Pasture Management
Grazing Stick Instructions from NRCS

Hay

Hay Fire Prevention and Control

Planning for a Farm Storage Building

Recommendations for Growing Hay

Restricted Free Feeding (for Horses)

Warm-Season Annual Grasses for Summer Forage

Hemp

Hemp Resource Links
Industrial Hemp Info from VDACS
Facts about Industrial Hemp - VCE
Hemp Notes (General)

Hops

Fresh Hops Harvesting and Handling Tips
GAPs and FSMA - an Overview for Hops Growers in Virginia
Growing Hops in the South Atlantic The Basics
Hops in Virginia Need-to-Know Information about Extension Resources
Hops in Virginia Need-to-Know Information about the Industry
Michigan Hops Management Guide 2018
Small scale Virginia Commercial Hops Production Enterprise Budgets and Financial Statements
Virginia Hops Grower Survey Results 2017
Weed Control in Hops

Manure & Mud Management

Composting Bin: Concrete-Block Three Bin Turning Unit

Composting for Small Scale Livestock Operations

Horse Manure Management: A Guide for Bay Area Horse Keepers

Manure Storage for Horse Facilities

Managing Mud and Manure

Mortality

On Farm Mortality Disposal Options for Livestock Producers

Native Plants

Incorporating Native Grasses and Flowers into the Roadside PowerPoint
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping
Planting and Planning Resources
Rain Garden Design and Construction from Fairfax
Rainscaping Manual - Conservation Landscapes

Nutrient Management

Common Dry Blending Fertilizer Materials

Factors Affecting Fertilizer Uptake

Nutrient Management: A Message for Producers Important information to help the Chesapeake Bay!

Soil Quality Indicators pH

Sources of Lime for Acidic Soils in VA

Pasture Management

Broodmares Grazing Tall Fescue Pastures or Fed Tall Fescue

Greg Brann: Building Resilience in Soils, Plants, & Animals (Video)

Controlled Grazing of Virginia's Pastures

Forage Growth and Management Effects

Grazing Height Guidelines
Grazing Record Sheet Option 1
Grazing Record Sheet Option 2

Grazing Stick for Pasture Management

Grazing System Goals

Identifying Pasture Grasses

Maintaining Healthy Horse Pastures

Making Most of the Tall Fescue in VA

Horse Pasture Management - Things to Consider

To Clear or Not to Clear, That is the Question

Virginia's Horse Pastures: Forage Species for Horse Pastures

Warm-Season Annual Grasses for Summer Forage

Pest Control/Management

Approaches to the Biological Control of Insects

Herbicide Carryover in Manure

Horse External Parasites
Insects Who Are the Good Guys Anyway
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management Fact Sheet - EPA
Integrated Pest Management Fact Sheet - GRDC
Pesticides Soil Quality Concerns
Protecting Ground Water and Endangered Species

Protecting the Honey Bees

Pyridine Herbicide Carryover Causes and Precautions
Spotted Lanternfly - VCE

Ponds

Aquatic Herbicides
Clearing Muddy Pond Waters - VCE
Commercial Fish Hatcheries may be outdated
Control Methods for Aquatic Plants in Ponds and Lakes - VCE
EPA Pond Management Guide
Fish Kills - VCE
Pesticides and Aquatic Animals - VCE
Pond Construction Practical Considerations - VCE
Private Consultants Pond Management - Oct. 2012
PWC Guidelines for Ponds

Record Keeping

Grazing Record Sheet Option 1
Grazing Record Sheet Option 2
Nutrient Management Field Records Sheet

Nutrient Management Plan Records

Nutrient Application Calculations Records

Manure Analysis Results Records

Soil Test Results Records

Nutrient Management Record Sheet for Overseeding Pastures

Nutrient Management Records All of the Nutrient and Manure record sheets above combined

Sacrifice Areas/Dry Paddocks

Use of a Sacrifice Area

Small Ruminants

Information on Sheep and Goats (link will take you to additional resources)

Soils

Basic Soils Info

Vegetables

Southeastern US Vegetable Growers Crop Handbook 2021
Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations 2020-2021

Videos

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Building Resilience in Soils, Plants, & Animals

Weeds and Integrated Pest Management

Black Walnut tree in horse pasture
Black Walnut Toxic Plant Profile UMD
Buttercup Control in Pastures

Control of Common Pasture and Hayfield Weeds

Control of Undesirable Woody Species in Pastures and Hayfields

Fall Panicum Toxicity in Horses
Field Crops Pest Management Guide 2019
Glyphosate Q&A Sheet 2019

Hemp Dogbane Control

Horsenettle Control
Horseweed or Marestail, Using Cover Crops to Suppress them

Invasive Plants A Horticultural Perspective
Poison Ivy Control Methods
Poison Ivy VCE
Poisonous Weeds in Horse Pastures

Tree of Heaven

Weed Control in Pastures

Horse Farms

Agriculture

Traditional Agriculture

Resources - Agriculture

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