Programs

Programs are conducted by research and extension faculty from main campus and from other outlying research and extension centers.

Projects include:

Heavy metals contamination
Manure
Biosolids
Soil Water Management
Soil Erosion
Root Growth
Residual Nitrogen
Soil Fertility
Liming methods
Urban and Industrial soils
Weather and climate
Educational programs

Crops tested include:

Cool and warm season grasses
Alfalfa
Hybrid corn
Wheat
Barley
Soybeans
Canola
Alternative or new crops
Cover crops
Highway roadside beautification
Crops with fuel potential

Northern Piedmont AREC
P.O. Box 448
Virginia Tech
Orange, VA   22960-0263
E-mail: nparec@vt.edu
Phone: 540-672-2660
Fax: 540-672-5161