
VCIB Grant Outcomes
Featured Program
Educational Butcher Beef Cut Model
The Virginia Beef Industry Council partnered with the Virginia Beef Council to purchase an educational butcher beef cut model, which is housed at the VBC office and loaned to educators statewide, providing a hands-on tool for teaching meat cuts at 4H, FFA, culinary programs, and fairs, with plans to expand access through additional models.

Past Featured Programs
Rockingham County 4-H / FFA Dairy Feeder Steer Show & Sale
Building Capacity and Food Security: Expanding the Meat Processing Education in the Commonwealth
Expanding Artificial Insemination in Far South West Virginia
Virginia Women in Agriculture: Hands on Cattle Training
Southwest Virginia 4H Livestock Camp
Increasing AI, EPD Data Analysis and Genomic Applications in Southwest VA Beef Cattle Production
Virginia Cattle Industry Board Update
​Increasing Adoption Of Bulk Milk Dispensers In Virginia Schools
Final Reports
View accomplishments funded by the VCIB.
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July 2021 - Creep-Grazing Brassica and Small Grain Forages for Fall-Born Calves
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December 2021 - Virginia 4-H/FFA Market Beef Ultrasound Carcass Contest
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January 2022 - Virginia Women in Agriculture: Hands on Cattle Training
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January 2022 - Expanding Artificial Insemination in Far South West Virginia
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August 2022 - Exploring and Improving Cattle Marketing in Virginia through Travel and Case Study
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September 2022 - Creep-Grazing Brassica and Small Grain Forages for Fall-Born Calves
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October 2022 - Making Connections - Bringing the Buyers to the Farm
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