Youth Livestock Agent and Volunteer Leader Training — Program Overview
The first youth livestock leader training runs online Dec. 8 and introduces the North Carolina Youth Livestock Program.
The first youth livestock leader training runs online Dec. 8 and introduces the North Carolina Youth Livestock Program.
The Virginia Farm to Table Conference runs Dec. 8–9 in Weyers Cave with sessions on soil health, regional food systems, grains and farm resilience.
West Virginia farmers may apply for Northeast SARE Farmer Grants of up to $50,000; proposals are due Dec. 8 at 4 p.m. Eastern.
A separate Virginia Farm to Table networking event runs Dec. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Granary in Weyers Cave and costs $20.
Deadline for NC AgVentures farm grant applications.

Winter Business Intensive session on sustainable production planning.
Jan. 5 application deadline for the 2027 Northeast Tennessee Master Gardener intern training program.

Winter Business Intensive session on entrepreneurship and farm risk.
WVU’s 18-session Master Gardener training begins Jan. 7 and meets Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. through May 13 in an online-hybrid format.
Application deadline for Tennessee's PLAN farmland-preservation program.
Bryson City Pesticide Safety School is scheduled Jan 12–Jan 13 for people seeking initial North Carolina pesticide licensing.
A Jan. 13 online training for youth livestock agents and volunteers covers the ins and outs of showing livestock.