
VCIB Grant Outcomes
Featured Program
Hoof Health Workshop Engages Participants with a Hands-on Learning Experience
Lameness is a major animal welfare and economic concern for cattle farms due to its impact on fertility, growth, and productivity. Through a grant from the Virginia Cattle Industry Board, a partnership with the Virginia State Dairyman’s Association, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and Virginia Cooperative Extension delivered two on-farm workshops in Rockingham and Franklin counties led by Dr. Sebastian Umana Sedo. The program combined classroom instruction with hands-on training using cadaver feet and live cattle, and provided participants with educational materials and trimming toolkits. Overall, 38 participants from 30 farms gained practical skills to better detect, prevent, and treat lameness on their farms.

Past Featured Programs
Rockingham County 4-H / FFA Dairy Feeder Steer Show & Sale
Building Capacity and Food Security: Expanding the Meat Processing Education in the Commonwealth
Expanding Artificial Insemination in Far South West Virginia
Virginia Women in Agriculture: Hands on Cattle Training
Southwest Virginia 4H Livestock Camp
Increasing AI, EPD Data Analysis and Genomic Applications in Southwest VA Beef Cattle Production
Virginia Cattle Industry Board Update
Increasing Adoption Of Bulk Milk Dispensers In Virginia Schools
Educational Butcher Beef Cut Model
Final Reports
View accomplishments funded by the VCIB.
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July 2021 - Creep-Grazing Brassica and Small Grain Forages for Fall-Born Calves
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December 2021 - Virginia 4-H/FFA Market Beef Ultrasound Carcass Contest
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January 2022 - Virginia Women in Agriculture: Hands on Cattle Training
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January 2022 - Expanding Artificial Insemination in Far South West Virginia
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August 2022 - Exploring and Improving Cattle Marketing in Virginia through Travel and Case Study
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September 2022 - Creep-Grazing Brassica and Small Grain Forages for Fall-Born Calves
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October 2022 - Making Connections - Bringing the Buyers to the Farm
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