Virginia Farming - October 26, 2012

>> THE VIRGINIA HORSE INDUSTRY BOARD, SOUTHWEST INDUSTRIAL
CORP., AND THE VIRGINIA CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS
ASSOCIATION ARE PROUD SPONSORS OF "VIRGINIA FARMING."
THIS PROGRAM IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU.
WE HELP PUT FOOD ON YOUR TABLE AND WORK YEAR ROUND TO HELP FARMERS.
FARMING, IT IS ALL GOOD,. >> POLARIS, FEATURING ITS MOST
POWERFUL OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. POLARIS HAS A VEHICLE FOR YOU
AT. >> I AM AMY ROSCHER.
EACH YEAR THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT PARDONED A TURKEY IN
WHAT HAS BECOME A FUN AND QUIRKY TRADITION SINCE THE
1980'S. THIS YEAR'S TURKEY HAILS FROM
VIRGINIA AND WE WILL SPEAK TO THE PRESIDENT OF CARGO VALUE
ADDED AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA POULTRY FEDERATION.
THEN WE WILL LEARN ABOUT DRYING GOURDS AND WE WILL HAVE THE AG
CALENDAR AND A MINUTE IN THE FIELD VIDEO ON THIS EDITION OF
"VIRGINIA FARMING."
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>> VDAC HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ALBERMARLE AND PAGE COUNTY HAVE
RECEIVED A DESIGNATION AS PRIMARY DISASTER AREAS DUE TO
EXCESSIVE RAIN, HAIL, HIGH WINDS, AND LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED
WITH THE DERECHO OF OF THIS YEAR.
SOME MIGHT BORDER A COUNTY NAMED AS A PRIMARY DISASTER AREA.
THIS DESIGNATION IS FARM OPERATORS IN PRIMARY AND
CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ASSISTANCE
FROM THE FEDERAL FARM SERVICE AGENCY PROVIDED ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDES FSA
EMERGENCY LOANS. FARMERS HAVE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS
TO APPLY FOR EMERGENCY LOAN ASSISTANCE.
LOCAL FSA OFFICES CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
TO FIND THE OFFICE NEAREST YOU, VISIT FSA.USDA.GOV.
THE VIRGINIA JUNIOR LIVESTOCK EXPO INVADED THE ROCKINGHAM
COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. >> THE VIRGINIA JUNIOR LIVESTOCK
EXPO IS THE CULMINATING EVENT FOR ALL VIRGINIA FOR AGE AND SSA
YOUTH. >> WE ARE AT THE ROCKINGHAM
COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA AND THAT
WE ARE AT A FACILITY THAT ALLOWS US TO HOUSE THE ANIMALS ON ONE
SIDE AND HAVE MULTIPLE EVENTS HAPPENING SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE
MULTIPLE SHOWS. >> ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IS
DIFFERENT IN YEARS PAST THE WHEN THE STATE FAIR FILED FOR
BANKRUPTCY EARLY THIS YEAR, IT WAS TIME TO BRING THEIR
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR. >> WE DECIDED TO GO INTO FULL
ACTION TO ENSURE WE HAD AN EVENT FOR THESE YOUTH BECAUSE THEY PUT
IN SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY AND THEY NEEDED TO KNOW WE WOULD
HAVE A STAKE EVENT TO SHOW OFF THEIR HARD WORK AND EFFORT.
>> SHE SAYS NUMBERS ARE UP THIS YEAR BATTLE WE HAVE 318
EXHIBITORS. FROM THAT, WE HAVE 398 CASTLE,
500 TO SHEET, 100 TO MEET THE OUT, AND 170 HEAD OF SWANS.
>> OF ALL COMPETITORS COME FROM LARGE FARMS.
KATEY HOPE IS FROM MARYVILLE. --BERRYVILLE.
>> THE PURPOSE OF MY FARMERS TO PAY FOR MY COLLEGE.
THEY ARE MY COLLEGE FUND. >> SHE BROUGHT FIVE COWS TO THE
EXPO AND HAS SHOWN IN MANY SHOWS THIS YEAR.
AT THE NATIONAL, SHE BROUGHT ON TOP HONORS.
>> THE HAVE FOR GREATER AND HER MOTHER WAS THE TOP CAL AND WON
THEIR DIVISION - THE HEIFER AND HER MOTHER WERE THE TOP COWS
THIS YEAR. IT IS UNHEARD OF.
I DID NOT PAY ANYTHING FOR THESE GUYS AND WE WENT UP AGAINST A
LOT OF MONEY. >> SHE IS A JUNIOR IN HIGH
SCHOOL. >> I HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOKING
AT COLLEGES AND HAD PEOPLE COME TO TALK TO ME ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING ME GET TO
COLLEGE. >> NOT ONLY ARE THESE HUGE
PREPARING FOR COLLEGE BUT SHOWING LIVESTOCK AS A HUGE
RESPONSIBILITY. >> YOUTH LIVESTOCK BRINGS A NEW
COMPONENT OF RESPONSIBILITY IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE HIGH-QUALITY AND INTEGRITY IN RAISING THESE
ANIMALS SO THE PRODUCTS THEY PRODUCE IS SAFE AND HEALTHY FOR
THE CONSUMER. >> PUTTING TOGETHER AN EVENT OF
THIS MAGNITUDE IS NOT WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES.
>> THIS CHALLENGE IS INSURING THAT IT IS A HIGH-QUALITY EVENT
FOR EVERY CHILD AND EVERY PARENT THAT PARTICIPATE AND
MAKING CERTAIN THAT THE EVENT REALLY IS THE CALIBER IT SHOULD
BE FOR THE HARD WORK ALL DAY YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE PROJECTS.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS LIVING UP TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT
THEY THINK THIS EVENT SHOULD BE. I THINK THIS YEAR IT WILL BE
FANTASTIC AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
>> WHAT DOES HOPE WANT OUT OF THIS TAX CUT?
>> IF I COULD WIN IT ALL, IT WOULD BE GREAT THEME SHE MAY
HAVE NOT WON IT ALL BUT SHE PLACED NINTH OUT OF 317 AN
INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT.
>> MANY VIRGINIA FARMERS GROW ACRES OF PUMPKINS EACH YEAR TO
SELL AT THEIR FAMILY FARM STANDS BUT THAT IS NOT THE ONLY WAY
PUMPKINS ARE SOLD IN VIRGINIA. SOME FARMERS ARE RAISING
THOUSANDS OF PUMPKINS AND GOURDS FOR THE WHOLESALE MARKET DATA
PUMPKINS ARE BIG BUSINESS TO SOME VIRGINIA FARMS.
>> CARROLL COUNTY RANKS 21ST IN THE NATION FOR PUMPKIN
PRODUCTION. FIVE YEARS AGO, THEY WERE
PRODUCING MORE THAN HALF OF THE PUMPKIN'S PRODUCED PER YEAR.
THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FARMERS MARKET MIX OF POSSIBLE FOR LOCAL
FARMERS TO SHIP THEIR PRODUCTS ALL OVER THE EAST COAST.
>> WE STARTED AT A LITTLE HALF ACRE PATCH AND WORKED UP TO A
COUPLE OF ACRES AND THAN FOUR ACRES AND WORKED OUR WAY UP TO
ABOUT 92 ACRES. WE PROBABLY ARE MAXED OUT FOR
THE MOST PART. I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO ANY MORE
TO TAKE AS GOOD A CARE OF THEM AS WE NEED TO.
>> HE HAS BEEN AMAZED AT HOW FAST THE PUMPKIN BUSINESS HAS
GROWN AND HOW FORTUNATE BORROWERS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
ARE TO HAVE A GOOD CLIMATE FOR THE CROPP.
>> YOU TAKE A 30-MILE RADIUS, 2,500 ACRES, IT KEEPS EXPANDING
EVERY YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL CONTINUE
TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR. YOU EXPECT A SLUMP BUT I THINK
WE CAN SELL EASILY TWICE WHAT WOULD GOT PLANTED.
>> PUMPKINS ARE SOLD TO MAJOR CHAIN STORES AND FOOD CITY.
HE ROTATES HIS CROP EACH YEAR TO PREVENT DISEASES AND KEEP WEEDS
DOWN. >> THE PLANTING AND THE SPRAYING
IS NOT TO BED. WHEN IT IS TIME TO HARVEST, IT
IS NO MERCY. WHEAT PIT -- PICK PUMPKINS AS
FAR AS WE CAN FROM DAYLIGHT TO DUSK ON MOST DAYS.
>> HE GROWS THOUSANDS OF WINTER SQUASH INCLUDING BUTTERFAT,
CARNIVAL, AND ACORN SQUASH. THE WHOLE FAMILY IS INVOLVED.
>> I THINK TO WORK AS A FAMILY PROVIDES GOOD CHARACTER IN THE
CHILDREN AND GIVES THEM GOOD WORK ETHICS.
IT MAKES YOU APPRECIATE THINGS. >> IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO SHIP
40-50 BENDS OF PUMPKINS FROM EACH OF HIS FIELD.
HE IS NOT ALONE. CARROLL COUNTY HAS AS MANY AS 10
PUMPKIN GROWERS. THERE ARE MORE GROWERS IN
SURROUNDING COUNTIES. IT HAS BECOME A BIG BUSINESS.
HE SAYS IT IS A BLESSING BECAUSE OTHERWISE HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO MAKE A PROFIT. >> THERE IS GOOD MONEY IN IT.
YOU CAN JUST THAT USE A FEW ACRES HERE OR THERE AND YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO START YOUR
BUSINESS. YOU HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME
LABOR AND A MARKET. THE TENT REAL WELL WITH MOST
EVERYBODY'S OPERATION. >> IT LOOKS LIKE VIRGINIA
PUMPKIN GROWERS HAVE A THRIVING MARKET.
>> VDOX REPORTS THAT THE PUMPKIN CROP IS VERY GOOD THIS YEAR.
THE PUMPKIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION SAYS THE TRADITIONAL JACK-O-
LANTERN POPULATION ARE THE BIGGEST HE HAS SEEN.
DROUGHT TOOK ITS TOLL IN SOME AREAS BUT VIRGINIA GENERAL
AFFAIRS MUCH BETTER THAN MANY SURROUNDING STATES OR IN THE
MIDWEST FOR PUMPKINS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY.
VIRGINIA HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 ACRES TOTAL OF PUMPKIN, BOARDS,
SQUASH, AND OTHER HALLOWEEN- RELATED ITEMS.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TURKEY SAID TO BE PART AND ON THANKSGIVING DAY
SALES FOR MAY VIRGINIA FLOCK. THAT IS COMING UP ON AG IN
SIGHT.
>> SINCE 1989, TURKEY HAS BEEN FORMALLY PARDONED BY THE
PRESIDENT PRIOR TO TIES GIVING IN A NATIONAL CEREMONY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE. THIS YEAR'S TURKEY WILL PROBABLY
COME FROM ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. JOINING ME TODAY IS THE
PRESIDENT OF VALUE ADDED MEAT AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE
VIRGINIA POULTRY FEDERATION. WELCOME TO "VIRGINIA FARMING."
LET'S GET DOWN TO THIS -- HOW WERE THESE BIRDS CHOSEN OUT OF
THE ENTIRE NATION? HOW DID THESE BIRDS FROM
VIRGINIA COME TO BE CHOSEN? >> WE ARE GLAD TO BE HERE.
I AM CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION.
THE CHAIRMAN GETS TO PICK WHICH STATE AND THIS YEAR I CHOSE
VIRGINIA. ON JULY 13, WE HAD 40 TURKEYS IN
HARRISONBURG AND OUT OF THAT 40, WE WILL SELECT TURKEY'S TO GO TO
WASHINGTON. >> BEFORE YOU SELECT FROM THOSE
TURKEYS, YOU HAVE TWO THAT ARE SPOKES-TURKEYS?
HOW DOES THAT WORK? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THESE
TURKEYS THAT WAS DECIDED FROM THE FLOCK?
HOW DID YOU PICK UP THE TWO YOU WOULD TAKE WITH YOU?
>> IT IS STILL KIND OF A BEAUTY CONTEST.
WE HAVE 40 TURKEYS AND AS WE GO ALONG, AS WE GET CLOSE TO THE
TIME TO GO TO WASHINGTON, TWO WILL BE SELECTED FOR THAT TRIP.
>> THE TWO THAT YOU HAVE BETTER TRAVELING AROUND NOW ARE SPOKES-
TURKEY'S. THEY WILL NOT BE SELECTED?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS AND
SO FORTH BUT THEY WILL NOT COME BACK TO THE FLOCK.
THERE WILL BE TWO SELECTED OUT OF THE REMAINDER THAT WILL GO TO
WASHINGTON ON. >> YOU SAID IT IS A BEAUTY
PAGEANT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THESE TURKEYS.
HOW DO YOU JUDGE THEM? >> IT IS THE WAY THE BIRD
FINISHES BUT IT IS ALSO PERSONALITY.
BIRDS HAVE PERSONALITY. SOME REACTED DIFFERENTLY AROUND
PEOPLE AND WE WANT THE ONE THAT IS HAPPY TO BE AT THE ROSE
GARDEN. >> AND ONE THAT WILL NOT NET AT
THE PRESIDENT'S HAND. DO WE HAVE NAMES FOR THESE BIRDS
YET? >> WE DON'T.
THE 30 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO SELECT TWO NAMES FROM EACH SCHOOL.
THOSE NAMES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE AND I WILL MAKE A DECISION ON THE NAMES OF THE TWO TURKEYS.
>> SO THE KIDS GET TO PLAY A PART.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WE HOPE THEY WILL RECOGNIZE THE
SCHOOL WERE THE NAMES COME FROM. >> THAT IS BRINGING MORE AG INTO
THE CLASSROOM WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
THESE BIRDS HAVE BEEN ON DISPLAY IN MANY PLACES ALREADY.
TELL ME ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE?
>> THE ONLY PLACE WE HAVE HAD THEM HAS BEEN AT THE ROCKINGHAM
COUNTY FAIR. TOMORROW, THEY WILL BE GOING TO
THE STATE FAIR OF VIRGINIA. THEY WILL BE VISITING SOME
CLASSROOMS LATER THIS MONTH. THAT IS THE EXTENT OF THE
TRAVEL. >> WHO TAKES THESE TURKEYS OUT
WHEN THEY GO? >> IT IS OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE A SPECIALLY MADE TRAILER AND THE BIRDS GET TO
TRAVEL AND GO VISIT SO IT IS OUR EMPLOYEES THAT TAKE THEM OUT SO
IT IS NOT A LIMO? >> MOST.
>> DO THE KIDS LEARN FROM THE TURKEYS?
>> THEY WILL DO THAT FOR SURE. WE TALK ABOUT THE TRADITION OF
THE THE TURKEY ON PRICE GIVING AND THE FARMING COMMUNITY.
VIRGINIA HAS A HUGE ROLE IN TURKEY PRODUCTION.
>> WE WERE TALKING EARLIER THAT IT WAS ONCE THE POULTRY CAPITAL
OF THE WORLD. >> WE STILL KIND OF CONSIDER
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY THE TURKEY CAPITAL.
CURRENTLY, ROCKINGHAM IS THE THIRD LARGEST TURKEY PRODUCING
COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY. VIRGINIA RANKS FIFTH NATIONALLY
IN TURKEY PRODUCTION. >> SO - WHEN THIS BIRD IS
SELECTED AND IT COMES FROM ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA., WHAT
DOES THAT DO FOR OUR VIRGINIA POULTRY FEDERATION?
>> IT IS VERY EXCITING FOR OUR ENTIRE POULTRY INDUSTRY.
IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
POULTRY INDUSTRY IN VIRGINIA. WE EMPLOY MORE THAN 10,000
PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH AND SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOODS OF MORE
THAN 1100 FAMILIES HERE. HUNDREDS OF JOBS OUTSIDE OF THE
INDUSTRY PROVIDE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, POULTRY PROCESSORS AND
FARMERS. THE INDUSTRY AS A LARGE ECONOMIC
IMPACT STATEWIDE MOSTLY RIGHT HERE IN THE HARRISONBURG AREA.
>> IS DEFINITELY A BIG INDUSTRY AROUND HERE.
I THINK WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE SO MANY LARGE EMPLOYERS IN THIS
AREA. IN THAT REGION.
TELL ME WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE CEREMONY?
WHO GOES TO IT AND WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING TO HAPPEN?
>> I HAVE SPENT MY LIFE AND THE TURKEY BUSINESS, MORE THAN 40
YEARS, SO THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR MY FAMILY AND A NUMBER OF
OUR EMPLOYEES WHO WILL GO IN. THE GROWER WILL BE GOING INTO
WASHINGTON. >> WHO IS OUR BOARD?
>> WE CANNOT TELL YOU THAT. >> IT IS A SURPRISE?
>> IT IS ABOUT SECURITY FOR THE TURKEYS.
WE WILL HAVE A SENDOFF PARTY THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT AND WE
WILL LET YOU KNOW SOON. >> YOU WILL HAVE TO LET OUR
VIEWERS KNOW WHO THE FARMER IS THAT RAISED THESE MAGNIFICENT
TURKEYS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> YOU ARE TAKING YOUR KIDS? ARE THEY EXCITED?
>> AND GRAND KIDS. AND THEY GET TO GO TO THE WHITE
HOUSE. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
THAT WOULD BE FUN. >> IT IS SUCH A RICH TRADITION.
MANY BELIEVE THE FIRST THANKSGIVING WAS HELD HERE IN
JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA. MANY BELIEVE THE COMMERCIAL
TURKEY INDUSTRY STARTED IN 1920. IT IS AN AMAZING HISTORY.
>> AND THEN YOU GET TO THIS CRAZY CEREMONY THAT WAS STARTED
BACK -- I READ IN 1947 IT WAS THE FIRST TURKEY PRESENTED TO
PRESIDENT FROM THE FEDERATION? >> THAT WAS FROM THE NATIONAL
TURKEY FEDERATION. IT GOES BACK INTO THE 1800'S,
BACK TO THE TIME OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHEN TURKEYS HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT AT THANKSGIVING TIME.
THE TRADITION OF PARDONING THE TURKEY I BELIEVE STARTED WITH
PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH IN 1989.
THAT WAS A FORMAL PART IN IT AND GO BACK TO THE KENNEDY
ADMINISTRATION, THEY WERE ON OFFICIALLY PARDONED AND WERE
ABLE TO LIVE OUT THE REMAINING YEARS OF THEIR LIFE ON A LOCAL
FARM. >> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION --
THERE ARE TWO THAT ARE GOING AND I GUESS YOU'LL PICK THE ONE THAT
HAS THE BEST ATTITUDE TO PRESENT TO THE PRESIDENT THAT YOU GOT
IT. >> AFTER THE TURKEY IS PARDONED
AND THE CEREMONY IS OVER, WHERE DID THESE TWO TURKEYS GO?
BUT THE TURKEYS WILL THEN GO TO MOUNT VERNON WHERE THEY WILL
LIVE UP THE REST OF THEIR NATURAL LIFE.
>> DO THEY HAVE A PETTING ZOO THERE?
>> YES, VIEWING OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS THERE.
I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE YET BUT I UNDERSTAND IT IS NICE.
>> IT IS ABUSE -- I HAVE BEEN THERE AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
>> THAT IS GREAT, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ABOUT WHICH FARMER IS RAISING
THESE TURKEYS AND WE WILL DEFINITELY LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW
SO WE CAN SHOW OUR VIRGINIA PRIDE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> GOURDS ARE ABUNDANT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND MAKE GREAT
DECORATIONS. >> WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO HAVE A
DRIED GOURD FLY THIS THAT WEIGHS 35 POUNDS?
YOU CAN HAVE THIS RIGHT IN YOUR HOME AND USE IT FROM YEAR TO
YEAR. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO TAKE
CERTAIN TYPES OF GOURDS WITHIN THE GROUP KNOWN AS THE FADEL
GOURD AREA. THIS LOOKS JUST LIKE A SPECKLED
SWAN. YOU REALLY NEED ANYWHERE FROM
55-65 DEGREE TEMPERATURES, NOT TOO WARM BECAUSE IF THEY GET TOO
WARM, THEY WILL MOLD ON THEIR SKIN AND PUT THEM IN A COOL
BASEMENT OR COOLED AIR RUSHED THAT WILL NOT GET TOO COLD AND
SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR LATER, YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF THESE
GOURDS JUST LIKE THIS.
YOU MIGHT ASK YOURSELF, WHERE AM I GOING TO FIND THESE GOURDS.
I HAVE SEEN THAT CRAFT SHOPS OR YOU CONCUR THAT YOURSELF OR YOU
CAN GO TO YOUR GARDEN STORE LATE IN THE SEASON AND BY SOME OF
THESE BOARDS AND ONCE THEY HARD DRIVE, THERE IS LOTS OF THINGS
YOU CAN DO WITH THEM. THIS IS A GREAT KIDS PROJECT FOR
SCHOOL, A FAMILY PROJECT, OR YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF IN THE
EVENING OR ON WEEKENDS. IF YOU WANT TO CLEAN AND, DO IT
WITH A SCATTERING POT -- PAT OR USE SANDPAPER TO GET MORE OF THE
DISCOLORATION OFF. IT HAS A REALLY ATTRACTIVE
PATTERN. ONCE THAT IS DONE, YOU CAN
EITHER STAIN THEM OR YOU CAN JUST CUT THEM WITH A
POLYURETHANE FINISH. YOUR WAY, -- EITHER WAY, THERE
ARE OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO. YOU COULD THINK BIRD HOUSES.
-- YOU CAN MAKE BIRDHOUSES. WHEN YOU CREATE YOUR OWN BIRD
HOUSE, YOU CAN USE ANYWHERE FROM 1 1/2 DRILL BIT, IT DEPENDS
ON THE TYPE OF BIRD YOU WANT TO ATTRACT.
THE SIZE DETERMINES THE TYPE OF BIRD.
I SOMETIMES LIKE TO USE 1 1/4 INCH DRILL BIT BECAUSE IT
SOMETIMES KEEPS OUT THE BIGGER BIRDS LIKE STARLINGS.
THE OTHER THING IS YOU NEED TO DRILL HOLES IN THE BOTTOM.
YOU CAN DRILL MORE HOLES THROUGHOUT THAT YOU CAN USE THIS
FOR. AND CREATE A BIRD FEEDER OUT OF
IT. YOU CONSULT -- YOU CAN FILL WITH
BIRDSEED AND BIRDS CAN FEED FROM IT AND YOU CAN HANG IT JUST LIKE
THIS.
ONE OF MY FAVORITES -- THIS ONE HERE -- THIS IS NOT ONE I DID
MYSELF BUT IT HAS BEEN HAND- PAINTED AND IT IS A GREAT BIRD
HOUSE. YOU CAN EVEN DO SOMETHING AS A
LEVER AS BEST OR YOU CAN -- SOMETHING AS ELABORATE AS THIS
OR YOU CAN TAKE YOUR OWN GOURD. YOU CAN MAKE THIS LOOK LIKE A
PIG. IT IS JUST THAT EASY.
JOIN US THE NEXT TIME IN THE GARDEN.
>> ON NOVEMBER 5, A WORKSHOP WILL BE OFFERED IN BLACKSTONE
CALLED PREPARING FOR A GAP FOOD SAFETY AUDIT.
STUDENTS WILL LEARN HANDS-ON TECHNIQUES FOR HOW TO
EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
THERE'S A $75 FEE AND SPACE IS LIMITED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ERIC BOWEN.
A SIMILAR CLASS WILL BE OFFERED IN SCOTTSVILLE.
IT IS AT MAPLE HILL FARMS. IT WILL ILLUSTRATES STRATEGIES
THAT CAN BE PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE YOUR FARM IS FOLLOWING GOOD
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. THERE IS A $30 FEE AND SPACE IS
LIMITED. YOU CAN VISIT LOCALFOODHUB.ORG.
>> HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE. I AM AMY ROSCHER FOR "VIRGINIA
FARMING."
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>> THIS PROGRAM IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU.
VIRGINIA FARMS WORK HARD TO PUT FOOD ON YOUR TABLE.
FARMING, IT IS ALL GOOD SO TO LEARN MORE GO TO VAFARMBUREAU.ORG
>> POLARIS - HAS A VEHICLE FOR
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