The Dickenson County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is your local connection to Virginia's land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University.
Through educational programs based on research and developed with input from local stakeholders, we help the people of Dickenson County improve their lives.
We provide education through programs in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, and Community Viability.
200 Chase Street
Clintwood, VA 24228
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Main Office: (276) 926-4605
Fax: (276) 926-4614
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2013 4-H Camp Dates
4-H'ers, mark your calendars! Jr. 4-H Camp is scheduled for July 15-19, 2013 at the Southwest Virginia 4-H Center in Abingdon, Virginia. We will post more details later as they become available.
Don't Guess, Soil Test!
Plants can produce their own energy, but require a fertile soil or growth media to supply needed nutrients. Healthy, well-fed plants are better able to withstand diseases and insects and to compete with weeds. For a few dollars a chemical soil analysis can check your soil's fertility and determine if any corrective action is needed. A soil test is the best tool available for determining the lime and fertilizer needed for the best economic and environmental production of crops, gardens, and more healthy, beautiful lawns. Testing the soil takes out the guesswork and prevents you from under or over liming and fertilizing, either of which will cost you both in dollars and plant growth. There is no testing charge for routine commercial crops*, routine surface-mined areas or routine commercial greenhouse and nursery production.
The Soil Testing Laboratory now has the capability to e-mail lab reports directly to clients.
Click on the link below to take you to the website where you can enter your information on the appropriate form, print the form and mail it with your soil sample for analysis.
* No charge for in-state commercial farm samples (soil pH,P,K,Ca,Mg,Zn,Mn,Cu,Fe,B, and estimated CEC, plus a fertilizer and lime recommendation)
Pest Management Guides Available
The 2013 version of Virginia Cooperative Extension's Pest Management Guides are now available on our website. The guides cover Field Crops, Home Grounds and Animals, and Horticultural and Forest Crops.