Virginia Cooperative Extension - Halifax County

05/06/2026

Hands-on Home Food Preservation – Low-Acid Canning Workshop
DATE: May 22, 2026

TIME: 10am to 3pm

LOCATION: Scottsburg Fire Department (3050 Scottsburg Rd. Scottsburg, VA)

This workshop is designed for individuals wishing to learn current USAD recommended techniques for home food preservation of canning low-acid foods such as green beans, potatoes, carrots, asparagus, beets and meat products. The focus is on hands-on learning of home canning principles in pressure canning.

COST: $ 25.00 per person or 2 for $35 (only 1 - Ball Blue Book included)
Includes a copy of the current Ball Blue Book, Virginia Cooperative Extension Take Home Canning publications, and class supplies.

Link to Register: https://forms.gle/GXJhYHKLDgEWom4VA

Questions: Contact VCE - Halifax at 434-476-2147

Payments:
Checks or money orders mail to:
VCE - Halifax, PO Box 757, Halifax, VA 24558

*Make checks or money orders payable to: Treasurer, VT*

In person - cash (exact change only), check or money order:
VCE - Halifax
171 S. Main Street, Halifax, VA 24558
Office hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

The Virginia Cooperative Extension will also be testing pressure canner lids as a free service to the public on June 11, 2026. This will include an inspection of the lid, seal, and pressure gauge for accuracy. This service will be able year-round at the Halifax Extension office. To schedule an appointment to have your lid inspected, call the Extension Office at 434-476-2147. You need only bring the lid, not the entire pressure canner. Extension publications on food preservation as well as food preservation recipes are to be also available.

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the VCE-Halifax at (434)476-2147/TDD*) during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

08/29/2025

Come on out on Sunday, August 31st, to this wonderful event hosted by one of our own. The event runs from 12:00-4:00 pm at the Halifax County Fairgrounds.

The Halifax County Fairgrounds will become a place of remembrance, resilience and renewal on Sunday as the community comes together for International Overdose Awareness Day.

01/29/2024

We wish our former ANR Extension Agent Rebekah Slabach well in her new role! We will miss her smiling face and helpful hand around our office. And we know we are only sharing her with more people now as she continues to work to support farmers + agriculture with this new program.

Please join us in congratulating Rebekah and thanking her time and service for 7+ years for agriculture and Halifax County!

If you have a question or need support, please still contact the Halifax Extension Office at (434) 476-2147. The office staff will refer or connect you with someone who can help you in the interim.

Rebekah Slabach has transitioned from her role as agriculture and natural resources extension agent in Halifax County to become the associate director for the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture.

02/24/2022

01/13/2022

Halifax SWCD has purchased two brand new107C 10’ Haybuster grain drills! One also has a box for warm season grasses. The drills are available to rent for $12.00 per acre and any plantings under 6 acres is $80.00. Call the office to reserve your 2022 planting date at (434)476-7923.

08/20/2021

The Halifax County - VCE Office is hiring for an Administrative + Fiscal Assistant! Review date is 9/8/2021. Job description and application link is below. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the position, please call the office at 434-476-2147

https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/517129/administrative-fiscal-assistant-halifax-county

05/14/2021

Attention Livestock Producers!

Please take this 5 minute survey to help demonstrate the need and demand for more meat processing opportunities in SOVA

11/03/2020

Water Quality Testing Clinic in Halifax County!

If you are private well owner, participate in this program and get your water tested for $55 (private lab value of $300).

Call (434) 476-2147 -
Registration closes November 13th!

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Halifax County Extension Office at 434-476-2147/TDD* during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event.
*TDD number is (800) 828-1120.