Cooperative Extension

Extension Services

The Dinwiddie County Extension Office, in conjunction with the Virginia Cooperative Extension, is available to provide programs and services in the following areas.

Agriculture

  • Farm business management and marketing
  • Crops and grains
  • Forestry, fisheries, and wildlife
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Housing and farm structures
  • Landscape and nursery
  • Livestock, poultry, and dairy
  • Natural resources and environmental management
  • Seafood and aquaculture

4-H Youth Development

  • Hands-on learning experiences for youth between the ages of 5 and 18
  • Communications skills
  • Decision making
  • Leadership
  • Resource management
  • Working with others

Family

  • Financial management
  • Health, nutrition, and foods
  • Parenting and families