Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University A land-grant institution
Collegiate Young Farmers Trips
Agricultural Technology students and staff are heavily involved in the Collegiate Young Farmers Chapter. The student group is affiliated with the Virginia Farm Bureau Young Farmers (YF) and attends the Virginia YF Expo and the National Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference (YF&R) each year.
Last year the students traveled to the YF&R Conference in Des Moines, Iowa and made stops along the way to tour the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Fair Oaks Diary in Indiana, John Deere Museum in Moline, Illinois, and Buffalo Trace Distillery in Franklin County, KY. The students also participated in the Virginia YF Expo held in Blacksburg, VA.
The group on a guided tour at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky.
Students were able to see every stage of making bourbon during the Buffalo Trace tour.
Barrels of bourbon aging at Buffalo Trace.
Students see another stage of the bourbon making process at Buffalo Trace.
Jack Kerr poses for a photo at Fair Oaks Dairy Adventure.
Students at the John Deere Museum in Moline, Illinois.
Students and AT Instructor Scott Sink on the way to the National Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference.
Collegiate Young Farmers from Virginia Tech and Ferrum College, including Ag Tech students, that traveled to the National YF Conference.
Students toured and evaluated the Virginia Tech Dairy.
Students and Farm Bureau employee Ron Saacke prepare to enter the bio-secured dairy .
Ron helped students evaluate the dairy on environmental, safety, and community evolvement.
Students learned about new equipment and trucks at the Virginia YF Expo.
Many agribusiness were showcased during the trade show at the Virginia YF Expo.
Students attended workshops at the YF Expo.