Tazewell County

This website will provide current information on local office hours, programming, and more. We look forward continuing to serve our community.

The Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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.

What's New

AGRICULTURE and NATURAL RESOURCES

2022 Wool Pool

In an effort to prepare for marketing, we are collecting Southwest Virginia Wool

to be sent directly to Chargeurs Wool USA Inc.

The Wool is expected to sell for around $0.50 per pound

again provided that it is clean, dry and free of burs, and tags

The Farm Service Agency will have a representative present this year at the wool pool

to sign producers up for the USDA Wool Subsidy which is expected to be around

$0.40 per pound

The Tazewell Wool Clip will be taken up at the Farm Bureau Store at Four-Way in Tazewell

Monday, August 15, 2022 beginning at 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 noon.

The Wool will be weighed and baled in Grayson County at the Bottomly’s Warehouse

before being shipped to the buyer Chargeurs.

The Tazewell Wool Pool has a long tradition of selling high-quality wool.

Please do your part to maintain that reputation by keeping your wool clean and dry. 

Avoid contamination with straw and dirt by keeping the shearing area clean.

It needs to be free of as much debris as possible, NO HAIR SHEEP OR HAIR CROSS,

Black face and White face baled separately at the same price.  

Please call the Tazewell Extension Office at 276-988-0405 with any questions.

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Attention Small Ruminant Producers!

A new grant is available to cost share the purchase of breeding stock and equipment.

Details and applications now available at SW VA Extension Offices serving

Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Galax, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.

***You must be approved before purchasing livestock or equipment!***

For additional information you may contact our office at 276-988-0504.

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4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

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FAMILY and CONSUMER SCIENCES

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FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM

Additional Information on the Family Nutrition Program can be found at:  https://eatsmartmovemoreva.org/

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FORESTRY and NATURAL RESOURCES