Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/Virginia State University

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⇒	VIRGINIA
	⇒	American Society for Horticultural Science
	⇒	Good Earth Publications
	⇒	National Black Farmers Association
	⇒	National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
	⇒	Society of American Florists
	⇒	U. S. Apple Association
	⇒	Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
	⇒	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/Virginia State University

Program Description
The Virginia Cooperative Extension Program, Virginia State University (VSU), and Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University cooperating, provides educational opportunities to small and part-time farmers. Educational opportunities are provided in nontraditional enterprises, sustainable agriculture production systems and financial management that are applicable to the resources of a small or part-time farm unit.

Extension Specialists conduct annual conferences in Forest Stewardship, Ginseng, Hydroponics, Dried Flowers, and Aquaculture production with a total of five hundred plus participants.

Assistance is available for:

Completing application for farm ownership and operating loans Identifying inventory land to purchase.
Preparing farm and home plans Developing farm record system for individual farm operations Analyzing financial situation of farm businesses, and
Evaluating existing and new alternative farm enterprises.

Publications
Cost and Return Budgets for Horticultural Crops; Shiitake Mushroom Production Basic Guidelines; Sweet Potato Production; Producing Domestic Rabbits; Feeder Pig Production for Virginia Farmers; Selected Production Cost Budgets for 19 Horticultural Crops in Northeast Virginia.

Contact
Albert Essel
Virginia State University,
P.O. Box 9081,
Petersburg, VA 23806.
Phone: (804) 524-5871
Fax: (804) 524-5714
Email: aessel@vsu.edu

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