Video News Releases

VTRs are a package of several stories (university-related and extension-oriented) distributed to television stations and syndicators around the state free of charge.

  • For information contact Paul Lancaster at (540) 231-6997 or dinosaur@vt.edu.
  • Note: download small version for 56K modems (otherwise significant download times will occur).
  • Quick Time is necessary.
  • Stuttered play back: download smaller file (increasing allocated RAM to Quick Time may solve this for Macs running OS 9.2 or earlier.
  • Archived Virginia Tech Reports

 

ANIMAL ID PROGRAM - “SAFETrak”: Lately, it seems we've gone from asking, "Where's the beef?" to asking "Where does the beef come from? - and the same question goes for all of our livestock. Through the animal I.D. program, specialists, veterinarians, and producers intend to answer that question. [1:58] Small (2.8 MB); Medium ( 3.7 MB); Large (6 MB)

 

APPALACHIAN LEGACY - FROM THE "HILLS OF HOME": Sometimes the most unique treasures can be found in your own backyard. Dickenson County, in far Southwest Virginia, is turning its local assets into marketable products, and the demand for them is growing. [1:44] Small (2.4 MB); Medium (3.2 MB); Large (4.6 MB)

 

GRAZING CATTLE ON RECLAIMED MINE LAND: LIFE IN FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS, LITERALLY - From the economic hardships with the closing of the coal mines, to the up and down topography of the land itself. But one cattle producer has found an upside to the aftermath of surface mining, and things for him are on the upswing. [1:58] Small (3.2 MB); Medium (4.1 MB); Large (6.2 MB)