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Agriculture

The Northern Virginia Forage Conference will meet next Thursday, March 6 at the Middleburg Community Center. The program starts at 9:15 a.m. with Dr. Joe Fontenot discussing current beef feed research.

Other topics of interest to progressive Rappahannock jaunty fanners will include Preservatives and Additives for Hay and Silage; Use of New Soil Testing and Plant Tissue Analysis; Handling and Feeding Large Round Bales; Practical Ways for Establishing Legumes in Grass Sods; and Cow Calf Forage Systems Research.

The program will conclude with a tour of the Research Station to see research in progress.

This annual event offers you the opportunity to keep up with new developments in agriculture reserach and to visit with friends and leading farmers from throughout the Northern Virginia area.

If interested, 1 would like to invite you to meet at the Extension Office and we can pool transportation. Will be leaving at 8 a.m.

TETANY - Cows are most suspectible to Tetany during very late pregnancy and in the first 60 days after calving. Cow-calf producers should keep their cows supplied with supplemental magnesium on a continuous basis during this critical time.

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