The Warren 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 Warren 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.
220 N. Commerce Avenue
Suite 500
Front Royal, VA 22630
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Main Office: (540) 635-4549
Fax: (540) 635-2827
Warren County 4-H Horse Judging & Hippology Team Wins Big in 2009
Five Warren County youth from the Go-As-You-Please Riders 4-H Club competed successfully this year at contests around Virginia on the Warren County 4-H Horse Judging & Hippology Team. Contests are open to all 4-H members in two age divisions: Juniors (those age 13 and under on Jan. 1, 2009) and Seniors, (age 14 or older on Jan. 1, 2009). In hippology contests youth are asked to take a written exam and complete identification stations on various aspects of horse management (feeds, tack, disciplines, health issues, and more) and complete a team problem. In judging contests youth have to evaluate and then rank groups of horses from best to worst, with the official rankings determined by a panel of judges from the industry. In addition, these students must justify their rankings on several of these classes by providing an oral presentation of their reasons to the same judge’s panel. The Warren County Junior team consisted of Rachel Dominguez, Brooke Duvall, Melissa Lloyd, Rachel Paulisch and Michaela Yowaiski.
You're Invited -- Conversations on Poverty
On Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Virginians will have a unique opportunity to pitch their solutions for reducing poverty in their localities and statewide. In one of the largest-ever, simultaneous conversations devoted to the issue of poverty reduction, attendees are encouraged to recommend specific strategies for the Commonwealth’s Poverty Reduction Taskforce and local and state officials to consider. For more information: www.hhr.virginia.gov/povertysummit/
Safety First when Working with Compact Tractors
Lawn and turf maintenance is easier because of modern compact tractors, but carelessness can cause trouble. Learn more in Safe Operation of Compact Tractors.