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VT Livestock Update: http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/news/livestock-update.html

Soybean Update: http://blogs.ext.vt.edu/soybean-update/

VT Dairy Pipeline: http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/news/dairy-pipeline.html

Virginia Pest & Crop Advisory: http://blogs.ext.vt.edu/ag-pest-advisory/ -Subscribe for alerts!

Southern Piedmont Ag Connection website: http://blogs.ext.vt.edu/ag-connection/

VTFORAGES YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/VTForages

AgrAbility Virginia http://www.agrability.ext.vt.edu/

Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition: https://www.vabeginningfarmer.alce.vt.edu/

Virginia Farmer Veteran Coalition:

https://www.vabeginningfarmer.alce.vt.edu/

Family & Consumer Sciences Personal Finance Online

Nov 1- Dec 31. Manage your money anytime through the Cash Course Online platform. Through December new courses availa-ble. Featured topic Career Planning. Explore your values, your interests, and the strengths and skills you bring as an employee will help you find a satisfying career.

Create a free account at www.cashcourse.org Select Virginia State University, then select Instructor Jane Henderson. Ask me Questions on Google Class Enter code: zwhzmet

Nov 10. Balanced Living with Diabetes. Are you 60 or older. Join the Balanced Living with Diabetes classes. We will meet virtually twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 10th through December 17th from 11am-12pm. To register con-tact Nikki Dean at 434-767-5588 or email ndean@psraaa.org

Dec 3. Since 2014, nearly half a million people have committed to "Dining In" on Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Day! AAFCS honors Founder Ellen Swallow Richards by celebrating FCS Day on her birthday. The pandemic isn’t going to stop FCS professionals across the country from celebrating FCS Day with the “Dine in Day” initiative in 2020!

Dec 16. Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate. 2 p.m. Virtual. A fami-ly’s guide to the transfer of non-titled property. Register in ad-vance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/GYPP20

Food Recall

Allergy Allert Prepared Macaroni and Cheese October 28

What is a Food Recall?

A food recall is when a food producer takes a product off the market because there is reason to believe that it may cause con-sumers to become ill. In some situations, government agencies may request a food recall. Food recalls may happen for many reasons, including but not limited to:

• Discovery of organisms, including bacteria such as Salmonella or parasites such as Cyclospora.

• Discovery of foreign objects such as broken glass or metal.

Discovery of a major allergen that does not appear on the product label.

What to Do with a Recalled Product

A food product that has been recalled due to a possible germ con-tamination or illness, can leave germs around your kitchen and contaminate surfaces, including the drawers and shelves in your refrigerator.

If you've already prepared a recalled food item in your kitchen or still have it in your refrigerator, it's important to throw out the food and clean your kitchen.

• Wash all cookware and utensils (including cutting boards) with hot soapy water.

• Clear off counters and refrigerator drawers and shelves and wash them with hot soapy water.

Then wipe any surfaces, shelves, or drawers and rinse dishes and cookware with a sanitizing solution and let them air dry. You can use a diluted bleach solution (1 TBSP unscented, liquid chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water).

Products recalled due to an undeclared allergen may be a risk for anyone in your household with an allergy to that substance. If the product has never been served, throw it away or return it for a refund.

Virginia Cooperative Extension-Amelia County Office 804-561-2481

Farm Services Agency and Natural Resource Conservation Service 804-561-2147

Piedmont Soil & Water Conservation District 434-392-3782, Ext. 5

Virginia Department of Forestry-Amelia 804-712-6322

Virginia Wildlife Conflict Helpline 855-571-9003

Amelia County Extension Office 16360 Dunn Street, Ste. 202 P.O.Box 229 Amelia, VA 23002-0229

Pho: 804-561-2481 Fax: 804-561-3224 E-mail: jcrews@vt.edu Website: http://offices.ext.vt.edu/amelia/

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Pressure Canner Testing. Pressure canners with dial gauges need to be checked to ensure dial gauge accuracy. Schedule an appointment.

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THE RECERTIFICATION COURSE YOU WISH TO ATTEND! If you do not pre-register, there is no guarantee that you will be able to attend the session as a walk-in.

PLEASE read the following information completely for all your information. There is a lot of information here, but it is im-portant for you to read thoroughly to ensure you receive your recertification credits.

If your Private Pesticide Applicator License expires December 31, 2020 and you have not attended a recertification program in the last two years, you must attend a recertification meeting by February 28, 2021 (60-day grace period) to maintain your present license. However, if you do not become recertified by December 31, 2020 you cannot purchase restricted-use pesticides legally until you recertify during the grace period. If you do not recerti-fy by February 28, 2021, your license will expire and you will have to take the private pesticide test to regain your license.

Pesticide Licenses are only issued once every two years regard-less of how many years of recertification credit you have banked (maximum 4 years). You should have recently received notifica-tion on your recertification status from VDACS. If your present license expires on December 31, 2020 and you have attended a recertification program in the past two years, you will receive a new license that will expire on December 31, 2022.

If your present license expires on December 31, 2020 your recer-tification notification will give your status but you will not re-ceive a new license until after you have attended a recertification and those credits have been processed. For each recertification training session, you have attended you accumulate 2 years of credit for up to 4 years plus the current year.

If you need to recertify your current Private Pesticide Applicator license, you will find two options below: Online and Face-to-Face. Please note that space is limited this year at in-person train-ings, so you MUST pre-register.

Online Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Sessions Cat-egories 90 & 91

You MUST have an accessible email address and internet access to complete the online course. You MUST register to receive access to the course. There will be two sessions for the online course. You will only need to complete one of the sessions to receive recertification credits.

The Fall Session will begin November 2 and end December 15.

The Winter Session will begin January 4 and end February 15.

You should contact Haley Norton at 434-645-9315 or hmc-cann@vt.edu, to pre-register and receive your online access in-formation.

Face-to-Face Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification Ses-sions Categories 90 & 91

You will be required to wear a mask and use physical distancing! You MUST pre-register for the session you would like to attend.

October 30 Mecklenburg/Luneburg/Halifax/Brunswick Counties: Mecklenburg Electric Pavilion, 11633 VA-92, Chase City, VA 23924 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Contact Taylor Clarke or Vickie Gordon at 434-738-6191 ext. 4371, space is limited to 30 and there is a scheduled rain date if necessary. This meeting will be outdoors SO please dress accordingly! December 3 Nottoway/Lunenburg/Amelia Counties: Mullins-Starke Camp and Retreat Center, 960 Woodman’s Road, Crewe, VA 23930 from 9 am – noon. Contact Haley Norton at 434-645-9315, space limited to 30 attendees December 8 Halifax/Charlotte/Mecklenburg Counties: TJM Community Center, 1011 Cluster Springs School Rd, South Boston, VA 24592 from 6:00-9:00 pm, Contact Rebekah Slabach at 434-476-2147, space is limited to 15 attendees December 15 Goochland/Powhatan Counties – Goochland Extension Office, 2748 Dogtown Road, Goochland, VA

23063 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Contact Rachel Henley at 804-598-5640 or Nicole Shuman at 804-556-5841, space limited to 30 attendees January 7 Greensville County/Emporia: Greensville/Emporia Extension Office, 105 Oak Street, Emporia, VA 23847 from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Contact Sara Rutherford at 434-348-4223, space limited to 12 attendees January 12 Buckingham/Cumberland/Prince Edward Counties: The Barn, 11851 W. James Anderson Hwy. Bucking-ham, VA 23921 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Contact Jennifer Ligon at 434-969-4261 or Amber Anderson at 804-492-4390, space is limited to 15 attendees February 4 Brunswick County: Brunswick County Gov-ernment Annex Auditorium, 100-A Tobacco Street, Lawrence-ville, VA 23868 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Contact Cynthia Gregg or Virgie Dow at 434-848-2151, space limited to 15 attendees. For more information on any of these programs, please call the contact person listed for that particular meeting. You may receive additional upcoming notices on other area programs that qualify for Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification separately from this notice. Remember, if you have any questions or wish to sign up for one of the above sessions, please contact the person listed as the con-tact for that particular session.