Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Welcome to the Southern Piedmont AREC
Located in Blackstone, Virginia, the center is dedicated to research and Extension programs for sustainable production of tobacco, forage crops, beef cattle, small fruits, and grains.
Research and Extension Programs
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Latest AREC News and Updates
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Virginia Tech researcher tackles corn disease with data , article Date: Mar 20, 2025 - -
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- Tobacco agronomy and curing technologies
- Field crops and small fruit disease management
- Field crops integrated pest management
- Forage production and management
- Specialty crop production
- Applied agricultural economy
- Tobacco curing, monitoring, and automation
- Spore trapping and predictive model development
- Aerial imaging technology to assess crop development and pest detection
- 1,180-acre farm with 130 acres of crop research plots (including 16 acres of certified organic), 120 acres of fenced grazing land, 40-acres of silvopasture, and >850 acres of woodland
- Specialized tobacco curing facilities
- Extensive greenhouse facilities and high tunnels
- 150-person auditorium
- Multiple fully-equipped laboratory facilities, including the Cox Road Lab
- Tobacco industry and growers
- Agrichemical industry
- Forage and livestock industry
- Virginia Farm Bureau, SWCD, NRCS, VDACS, USDA
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AREC Fact Sheet
- American Forage and Grassland Council
- American Society of Agronomy
- US Tobacco Cooperative
- The Noble Research Institute
- Research Center Administrators Society
- Southern Piedmont Entomology Laboratory
- Virginia Farm Bureau
- Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
- Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs Quarterly Newsletter
- Zeng Lab at Virginia Tech - Southern Piedmont AREC
