Browsing by Author "Stafford, Carl"

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    2019 Virginia On-Farm Corn Test Plots
    Jones, Trent; Broaddus, Mike; Romelczyk, Stephanie; Thompson Ahmerah; Lawerence, Watson; Flanagan, Roy; Balderson, Keith; Reiter, Scott; Jones, Bruce; Fimon, Lindy; Thomason, Wade E.; Withers, Danny; Clarke, Taylor; Stafford, Carl; Longest, Robbie; Miller, Rachel; Parrish, Michael J.; Jarvis, Brad; Chappell, Glenn F.; Holland, Josh (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2019)
    These demonstrations and replicated studies provide information that can be used by Virginia corn growers to make better management decisions on their farm.
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    2019 Virginia On-Farm Soybean Research
    Reiter, Scott; Romelczyk, Stephanie; Broaddus, Mike; Clarke, Taylor; Fimon, Lindy; Flanagan, Roy; Holland, Josh; Jones, Bruce; Jones, Trent; Lawrence, Watson; Longest, Robbie; Parrish, Michael J.; Rutherford, Sara; Siegle, Laura; Stafford, Carl; Holshouser, David L. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2019)
    Discusses data collected from soybean test plots in 2019, including variety selection, fungicides, maturity and development of plants, seed treatments, and tillage systems.
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    2020 Virginia On-Farm Wheat Test Plots
    Broaddus, Mike; Clarke, C. Taylor Jr.; Davis, Paul H.; Fimon, Lindy; Henly, Rachel; Jones, Trent; Longest, Robbie; Shuman, Nicole; Stafford, Carl; Romelczyk, Stephanie; Swann, Skyler; Thomason, Wade E. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2020-08-19)
    Summarizes replicated research and demonstration plots conducted by Virginia Cooperative Extension in cooperation with local producers and agribusinesses.
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    2021 Virginia On-Farm Wheat Test Plots
    Longest, Robert; Broaddus, Mike; Davis, Paul; Jones, Robert; Shuman, Nicole; Stafford, Carl; Romelczyk, Stephanie; Tallamy, Clare; Thomason, Wade E. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2021-09-08)
    The On-Farm Variety and Research Publications are a collaboration between county agents, producers, crop specialists, and agribusinesses to provide research-based information on not only variety selection, but other management practices such as new cultivation, fertilization, planting, and harvesting practices of small grain. It is the intent of all the cooperators involved to provide an unbiased publication that is beneficial in variety selection as well as other current small grain issues.
  • Agritourism Impacts Local Economy
    Stafford, Carl (2017-10-23)
    A newspaper article describing the impact of agritourism on local economies.
  • Ardent Wheat Mill Expansion Impacts Local Economy
    Stafford, Carl (Culpeper Star Exponent, 2017-08-30)
    A newspaper article describing the economic impact predicted for an expansion in wheat milling capacity by a local business, Ardent Mills.
  • Brothers Support Each Other in Time of Need
    Stafford, Carl (2017-04-10)
    An article submitted to the local paper and published online describing the support system observed between two brothers coming together to deal with the after effects of a natural disaster on a farm.
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    Building Partnerships to Address Social and Technological Challenges to Enhance Farm Profitability and Improve Water Quality Through Better Grassland Management
    Stafford, Carl; Clark, Robert; Ritchie, Liesel A.; Pent, Gabriel; Fike, John H.; Benner, John; Swanson, Carrie; Baker, Scott; Mize, Timothy; Temu, Vitalis; Payne, Kathryn; Gill, Duane A.; Mullins, D.; McGuire, R.; Teutsch, Chris; Thomason, Wade E.; Grev, Amanda; Blevins, Phil; Clarke, C.; Poore, Matt; Booher, Matt; Stanley, Tom; Halich, Greg; Bovay, John; Love, Kenner; Byington, amy A.; Baldwin, Elizabeth; Haugen, Inga (2023-05-15)
    With 2.1 million acres of pastureland and 1.25 million acres of hay land in Virginia, the rural Virginia landscape is predominately grassland. These lands form the base of the $3.96 billion-dollar livestock and dairy industry in Virginia. Managing these livestock in a profitable manner for farmers and beneficial to the environment is important. A cultural tradition with roots in colonial times has been to run animals in large fields year-round throughout Virginia. Livestock often graze from spring until fall (about 220 days), and farmers feed hay the remainder of the year. Spikes in the cost of fuel, fertilizer, and equipment are making traditional grazing/haying systems less profitable. The Virginia Cooperative Extension Farm Enterprise budgets show that that the cost of hay accounts for over 50% of the cost of sustaining livestock annually. University of Kentucky shows that most cow-calf producers maximize their profitability by shifting from grazing 220 days to grazing 275 to 300 days. Extension agents working with livestock producers found that they could improve their profitability by at least $75 per cow by extending their grazing season. The same phenomenon applies to other types of grazing livestock. If ten percent of the livestock producers in the state adopted better grazing management to extend their grazing season by 60 days, profitability is expected to for Virginia grazing livestock producers by over $5 million per year. Practices such as rotational grazing and stream exclusion are directly tied to National and State goals to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia’s Phase III WIP (Chesapeake Bay Watershed Improvement Plan) seeks the exclusion of livestock from all perennial streams and achieving good rotational grazing practices on 347,000 acres of pasture. A number of agencies and private sector groups have been providing cost share and technical guidance to incentivize livestock stream exclusion and the installation of pasture management infrastructure. Installation is only part of the challenge. Farmers also need to be taught how to how to manage the system in a profitable manner and have been slow to adopt good pasture management practices. Preliminary data show that 87% of Virginia’s cow-calf producers manage their grasslands using traditional methods. Only six percent have extended their grazing season beyond 265 days.
  • Carver Center Progress Slow But Steady
    Stafford, Carl (2017-08-25)
    A newspaper article describing the progress to date at the GW Carver School.
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    Cattle Handling Accident Prevention
    Stafford, Carl; Clark, Tommy (Virginia Cattlemen's Assocation, 2022-01-03)
  • Curious Farmers
    Stafford, Carl (2017-08-29)
    A newspaper article describing the curiosity observed in farmers when they are faced with something new.
  • Drought Impacts
    Stafford, Carl (2017-10-12)
    A newspaper article describing the conditions contributing to drought.
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    Evaluation of Household Water Quality in Culpeper County, Virginia, November-December 2008
    Benham, Brian L.; Ling, Erin; Stafford, Carl; Pollard, Jen; Gordon, Caty; Forrester, Scott (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2010-11-22)
    In December 2008, 41 residents of Culpeper County participated in a drinking water clinic sponsored by the local Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) office and the Virginia Household Water Quality Program.
  • Farmers Helping Farmers
    Stafford, Carl (2017-06-28)
    A news paper article describing the construction support provided by farmers from another part of the state who came to our county to help a farmer rebuild from a disaster.
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    Graze 300 VA
    Stafford, Carl; Clark, R. A.; Fike, John H.; Swanson, Carrie A.; Childs, Corey; Fiske, D. A.; Mize, T. A. (2017-07-09)
    More than 50% of cow/calf production costs are found in winter feeding expenses in Virginia Extension budgets. To improve profitability while also improving water quality, beef cow/calf producers can reduce their reliance upon hay feeding by adding additional days of grazing during the winter dormant season. Graze 300 VA is an educational initiative designed to address this issue and its significant potential for economic impact. Presently, a small group of producers in Virginia’s Northern Piedmont and Northern Shenandoah Valley, regularly approach or achieve a 300-day grazing season. They extend their grazing season through adjustments in stocking rate and adjustments in pasture management. Having accomplished these needed changes, participants realize a 50% reduction in feed costs for each day of grazing added and a corresponding improvement in net revenue. The potential for additional net can be as high as $200 per calf sold when winter grazing is fully maximized. With over 96,000 beef cows in the Northern Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont of Virginia, if 20% of the farmers (19,000 cows) improve economics by $100 per head per year, the benefit would be $1.9 million. Extending the grazing season will benefit water quality through improved water infiltration, improved nutrient use efficiency, fewer barren areas in fields from winter feeding sites, and improved soil organic matter. The Chesapeake Bay TMDL gives nutrient and sediment credit for every acre of pasture converted into a grazing management system and every foot of stream bank where livestock are excluded.
  • Graze 300 VA
    Layton-Dudding, Jeannie; Mize, T. A.; Fike, John H.; Clark, R. A.; Brown, Carl A.; Swanson, Carrie A.; Fiske, David A.; Childs, Corey (2018-09-12)
    More than 50% of cow/calf production costs are found in winter feeding expenses in Virginia Extension budgets. To improve profitability while also improving water quality, beef cow/calf producers can reduce their reliance upon hay feeding by adding additional days of grazing during the winter dormant season. Graze 300 VA is an educational initiative designed to address this issue and its significant potential for economic impact. Presently, a small group of producers in Virginia’s Northern Piedmont and Northern Shenandoah Valley, regularly approach or achieve a 300-day grazing season. They extend their grazing season through adjustments in stocking rate and adjustments in pasture management. Having accomplished these needed changes, participants realize a 50% reduction in feed costs for each day of grazing added and a corresponding improvement in net revenue. The potential for additional net can be as high as $200 per calf sold when winter grazing is fully maximized. With over 96,000 beef cows in the Northern Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont of Virginia, if 20% of the farmers (19,000 cows) improve economics by $100 per head per year, the benefit would be $1.9 million. Extending the grazing season will benefit water quality through improved water infiltration, improved nutrient use efficiency, fewer barren areas in fields from winter feeding sites, and improved soil organic matter. The Chesapeake Bay TMDL gives nutrient and sediment credit for every acre of pasture converted into a grazing management system and every foot of stream bank where livestock are excluded.
  • Hay Supplies Dwindle
    Stafford, Carl (2017-03-27)
    An article submitted to the local paper and published online.
  • Internal Parasites of Beef Cattle
    Stafford, Carl (Culpeper Star Exponent And Gwcarc, 2017-08-08)
    A newspaper article describing the life cycle of round worms in cattle, the and the effectiveness of available anthelmintics.
  • Spring Arrives Early
    Stafford, Carl (2017-03-10)
    An article published both online and in the local paper describing the conditions that brought on an early spring.
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    Virginia On-Farm Corn Test Plots 2006
    Lewis, Matthew A.; Alexander, Wes; Burgess, Keith; Balderson, T. Keith; Chappell, Glenn F.; Davis, Paul H.; Dustin, Robyn; Henley, Philip; Johnson, Sam; Lawrence, Watson; Moore, David M.; Stafford, Carl; Thomason, Wade E. (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)
    Discusses performance trials for commercial corn hybrids, including some genetically modified. Important concerns tested include selection of hybrid varieties, use of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.