Vantage: Virginia No-Till Alliance

08/25/2026

07/29/2026

Check out our roots! 🪱 Come see us at VA Ag Expo tomorrow! VA AG EXPO

07/24/2026

Check out this article about VANTAGE Board Member Glenn Dye and his recent award as the VA Farmer of the Year! Congrats, Glenn!

After graduating from Virginia Tech in 2007 with a degree in crop and soil sciences, Glenn Dye rented 41 acres in Stafford County and began building a farming operation from scratch.

Nearly two decades later, he farms roughly 1,500 acres of corn and soybeans across three counties and is Virginia’s 2026 Sunbelt Ag Expo Farmer of the Year 🙌

"Virginia Tech gave me not just an education and set of skills to be a successful producer, but it also gave me a network of friends and professionals to lean on," Dye said.

Discover how innovation, stewardship, and agricultural leadership helped Glenn build a thriving farm from the ground up ⬇
https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/07/foty-dye.html

07/15/2026

Tomorrow is the day, get registered , if you haven't already and bring a friend with you

07/02/2026

Understanding the numbers behind your operation is key to long-term success. 📊📈

Join us on July 16 in Rocky Mount, VA for the Know Your Numbers event—an in-depth session focused on connecting soil health metrics with farm profitability and resilience.

Learn from experts including Lance Gunderson, PhD (ReGen Ag Labs), on soil health testing and interpretation, and John Haskell (Ranch Right) on financial performance, margins, and decision-making strategies.

This free event is hosted by Green Sprig Ag, Virginia No-Till Alliance (VANTAGE), Virginia Tech, and American Farmland Trust with support from Sustainable Chesapeake and our friends National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Location: 1647 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount, VA
Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Register here: tinyurl.com/soilnumbers

04/16/2026

Thanks to Rocky Top Poultry LLC for hosting cover crop trials in Rockingham County to help educate farmers on the benefits of keeping the ground covered! We had a great turnout on a beautiful day. If you have any questions about the varieties planted, just let us know! Thanks to our seed donors: King's Agri-Seed, S.L. Hess/Meherrin, Mixon Seed, Seedway/Rockingham Cooperative. Also thanks to Dr. Hunter Frame for coming up to speak!

04/13/2026

Join us tomorrow at Rocky Top Poultry in Singers Glen from 10AM-12PM to learn more about cover crops in your system! Over 23 different varieties planted.

04/07/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Our annual conference will be at the Rockingham County Fair on Wednesday, January 27, 2027! As we plan, we will release more information.

04/06/2026

Come take a look at some cover crops and watch some amazing technology in action. Dr. Hunter Frame will be showing us how drones are being used to predict biomass. Give us a call to sign up so we prepare for lunch . Rosemary @540-564-3080
Kevin @540-209-6051