Industry Guest Speakers and Field Trip Hosts Make a Positive Difference
Industry involvement is a key part of the success of the Agricultural Technology Program. That support is often shown through guest speakers and field trip hosts who contribute to several classes. We would like to publicly recognize the industry guests, many alumni of the AT program, who gave their time, talents, and experience to benefit our students in the last year. We are appreciative of their tremendous support! If you are interested in volunteering to be a guest speaker or field trip host, please visit our Alumni and Industry Engagement Page and fill out the interest form.
*Denotes AT Alumni
| Agri-Air Drone Services | Cam Nichols* | |
| AgriFocus | Chris Conway | |
| Arborscapes | Billy Davis* | |
| Aspire | Bryan Mours | |
| Ballyhack Golf Club | Lee Price* | |
| Bartlett Tree Experts | Many hosts | |
| Carter Equipment | Chris Dixon | |
| Cloverfield Farm | Jay Hundley | |
| Cloverfield Farms | Jay Hundley | |
| Coastal AgroBusiness | Erin Hardin | |
| Eastern Turf Equipment Inc. | Tim Hart | |
| Grasshopper Mowers | Jason Powers | |
| Hammock Dairy | Isaac and Jack Hammock | |
| James River Equipment | ||
| LandCare | Ryan Jagroop and Kenny Jackson | |
| Landscape Supply | Jared Russel | |
| Landscape Supply | Jared Russel* | |
| Landscape Supply | Jared Russell | |
| Lane Stadium & Worsham Field | Emmerson Pulliam* | |
| Lansdown Resort | Austin Kaval | |
| Lavery's Sod Farm | Brad Neikamp | |
| Loudoun County | Jason Bower | |
| Lucas Farms | Matthew Lucas* | |
| McDonald Farms | Bill McDonald | |
| Mennell Milling Roanoke | Caleb Peck | |
| Merrifield Garden Center | Michael McVean* | |
| Motley Dairy | Mitchell Motley* | |
| Newport Village Community Park | Perry Martin | |
| Nutrien Ag Solutions | Eric Scruggs and Jamie Hodnett | |
| Pete Dye River Course | Greg Caldwell | |
| Pratt Farms Inc | Andy Pratt | |
| Riverbend Nursery | Isaac Brantingham | |
| Ruppert Landscape | Team lead by Cole Stoy* | |
| Sandy Ridge Farms, Inc. | Westley Drake | |
| Saunders Borthers | Jim Saunders | |
| Southern Landscape Group | Mark Maslow | |
| Thomas Neck Ag | Benjamin Ellis and Hunter Sanders* | |
| Three Rivers SWCD | Trevor Guy* and Tyler Deitz* | |
| Valley Landscaping | Nathan Ramey and Amber Page | |
| VCE Essex County | Robbie Longest | |
| Virginia Agribusiness Council | Trey Davis | |
| Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Eric Pratt | |
| Virginia Farm Bureau | Ben Rowe | |
| Virginia Seed Company | Tim Woodward | |
| Virginia Tech Golf Course | ||
| Virginia Tech Specialists | Dr. David McCall, Turf Pathologist Dr. Tom Kuhar, Entomology Extension Dr. Eric Wiseman, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Sarah Gower, Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture Dr. Janet Hilder, Clifton Strengths Dr. Herbert Bruce |
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| Waters Edge | Jason, Anna*, and Chase* Anderson |