News & Announcements

Loudoun Farmer Takes Third in Southeastern Hay Contest

Loudoun producer John McClintic submitted hay to the 2020 Southeastern Hay Contest, and his hay emerged at 3rd Place in the Mixed/Annual Grass or Other Hays category! One of 370 samples from farmers from thirteen states, John’s hay results: 20.9% Crude Pr...

Getting your Kids in the Kitchen!

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program, "Eat Smart, Move More," empowers you to take charge of your health by eating healthy and living an active lifestyle. Our nutrition educators work with Virginians to teach essential lif...

Learn about Shelf-Stable Foods

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program empowers you to take charge of your health by eating healthy and living an active lifestyle. Our nutrition educators work with Virginians to teach essential life skills like cooking, managing a f...

Why VCE Loudoun?

Virginia Cooperative Extension - Loudoun (VCE Loudoun) has many programs that provide information and resources to help improve lives. VCE Loudoun helps to:

• Improve food system resilience with food safety programs
• Teach life skills and reduce youth depressi...

Help Fight the Spotted Lanternfly: Check Your Holiday Decorating Material for Egg Masses

If you purchase live material for your holiday decorating that was not grown in Loudoun County such as trees, wreaths and garlands, officials ask that you examine the material to look for egg masses of the spotted lanternfly; an invasive insect that can a...

Annual Garden Symposium March 20, 2021

Let's Get Growing!  Join us for a day of inspiration, information and insight.

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are proud to announce the line-up of Speakers for the 11th Annual Gardening Symposium, on March 20, 2021

Ginger Woolr...

My Backyard Program

You probably know that pesticides and herbicides are powerful chemicals that can injure wildlife if overused.  But, did you know that over-fertilization and erosion are major threats to Virginia waterways and wildlife?   Carried with rai...