Virginia Cooperative Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources

3127 Forge Road
P. O. Box 69
Toano, VA 23188
Phone: (757) 564-2170
Fax: (757) 566-8413

Program Areas

Other

The James City County Office is a part of Virginia Cooperative Extension, an educational outreach program of Virginia Tech and Virginia State Universities. We provide research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual-orientation, age, veteran status, national origin, disability, or political affiliation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Agriculture and Natural Resources programs support farming , forestry and landscape, while conserving the quality of our land and water resources. Educators provide recommendations and information on a variety of topics including:

Lawn and Landscape Maintenance
Pest and Disease Diagnosis
Land and Water Quality Improvement

Programs for farmers and commercial horticulturist include:

Nursery Crop Management
Pesticide Applicator Training

In addition, the following Virginia Tech laboratory services are available through the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office:

Soil Analysis
Plant Disease Diagnosis
Insect & Weed Identification
Trouble Shooting Plant and Insect Problems

Please visit the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office nearest you!

Master Gardner Program

Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners (VCE-MGs) are volunteers with Extension dedicated to working with the community to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management educational programs. For more information about our local master gardener program visit the James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardener web site.

Visit the local James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardener program at www.jccwmg.org

Turf Love Program

The Turf Love Program, through public workshops and on-site lawn analysis, teaches residents how to produce healthy turf while reducing the use of fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides that pollute our streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.