SPGCA 16th Annual Field Day 2024

Register for the 2024 Field Day

Windy Acres Farm
2853 Spring Grove Rd
Appomattox, VA 24522

Speakers:

Jim Gerrish

Jordan Thomas

Jordan Thomas is professor in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. Dr. Thomas is a Missouri native and University of Missouri alumnus, having earned his Ph.D. in Animal Sciences in 2017. Dr. Thomas maintains an active applied research and teaching appointment focused on the management of forage-livestock systems. He coordinates the breeding program for research herds across the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, and he served as the State Cow-Calf Extension Specialist and program advisor to the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program until 2023. The primary research focus of the Thomas lab is reproductive management, with expertise in areas such as heifer selection and development, synchronization of the estrous cycle, timed artificial insemination, embryo transfer, and sex-selection technologies. Additionally, Dr. Thomas is a collaborating faculty member in the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture, contributing to interdisciplinary research and outreach efforts in the sustainable management of beef cattle productions systems.

Field Day Cattle Sale Consignment Form (Click to Download)

Field Day Sale Catalog Advertising (Click to Download)

Hotels

Appomattox Inn and Suites
447 Old Courthouse Road
Appomattox, VA 24522
434-664-2018, call directly to book under block, Rooms held until 8/29
(This is closest at about 10 minutes from site and our suggestion unless someone prefers to be closer to a larger area with more retail shops/dining which is Lynchburg)

Comfort Inn and Suites
15001 Wards Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-266-1111, call to book, rooms held until 8/21

LaQuinta Inns & Suites
3320 Candler's Mountain Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-847-8655, call directly, rooms held until 8/19


Local & Area Attractions
Appomattox, VA
• Appomattox Court House Nat'l Historical Park https://www.nps.gov/apco/index...
• Museum of the Confederacy https://acwm.org/acwm-appomatt... These are highly encouraged for the history lover or if time permits!
• Holliday Lake and James River State Parks https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/s...
• Clover Hill Living History Village https://www.appomattoxhistoric...

Lynchburg, VA-(20-30 Minutes from Appomattox)
https://www.virginia.org/blog/...
• Liberty University, University of Lynchburg, Randolph College
• Blackwater Creek Trail
• River Ridge Mall for retail shopping and youth attractions like Seaquest and Bounce About
• Jump Trampoline Park
• Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest https://www.poplarforest.org
• Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center https://www.liberty.edu/campus...
• Downtown- recent revitalization efforts have this area thriving- many locally owned shops and dining options, river walk https://downtownlynchburg.com/

Farmville, VA (30 minutes from Appomattox)
• High Bridge Trail- rails to trails biking/walking/scenic bridge https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/s...
• Green Front Furniture Warehouses https://www.greenfront.com/vis...
• Longwood University and Hampden Sydney College
• Sandy River Outdoor Adventures https://www.sandyriveroutdoora...

Bedford, VA
• The National D-Day Memorial https://www.dday.org/visit/
• Blue Ridge Parkway, Peaks of Otter Hiking and Lodge https://www.brpfoundation.org/...; https://www.peaksofotter.com/

Within 1.5 hours of field day site are Richmond, Charlottesville, and Roanoke
All bigger than Lynchburg and offer more attractions. Another fun thing is Virginia's LOVE signs- One of our tourism slogans is "Virginia is for lovers" and LOVE signs have popped up all over for photo ops and in all of the above towns- made from items that represent the area. https://www.virginia.org/love/
• Jamestown settlement is 2.5 hours east.
• Closest beach is VA Beach, 3.5 hours east

Large amusement attractions in VA are:
• Busch Gardens/Water Country (2.5 hours east)
• Kings Dominion (2 hours east)
• Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park, Williamsburg (2.5 hours)