Farmer training programs in Petersburg, Virginia

VSU Randolph Farm is a 416-acre agricultural learning center located at 4415 River Road in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. As a part of the university, Randolph Farm serves as a hub for agricultural research, demonstration, and instruction activities. The farm produces traditional row crops and also focuses on new and niche crops, alternative cropping methods, horticultural crops, nutrient management, water quality, animal production, and aquaculture production. The Cooperative Extension Pavilion at Randolph Farm houses faculty and staff offices, laboratories, and meeting areas for sharing research and educational information with the agricultural community. The farm features 130 acres of irrigated cropland, 18,500 square feet of greenhouses and high tunnels, and a state-of-the-art 4000 square feet greenhouse complex. Additionally, there are 57 research and instruction ponds stocked with various fish species, an on-site fish hatchery, and animal production facilities.