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Smith Jr. About the Center People Tree Fruit Grapes Impacts Calendar Contact Us Eastern Shore About the Center People Programs Calendar Contact Us Articles and Publications Eastern Virginia About the Center People Research and Extension Programs Northern Neck Ag Advisory Calendar Contact Us AREC Updates Hampton Roads About the Center People Research Extension and Outreach Demonstration Gardens Calendar Contact Us Middleburg About the Center People Extension and Outreach at the MARE Center Current Research Academics Calendar Contact Us Experts Directory SmartFarming at the MARE Center Reynolds Homestead About the Center People Extension Programs Research Programs Calendar Contact Us Shenandoah Valley About the Center People Research Extension and Outreach Calendar Contact Us Southern Piedmont About the Center People Research Farm Management Community Outreach Weather Data Calendar Contact Us Southwest Virginia AREC Home About the Center People Research Extension and Outreach Southwest AREC Ram Test Program Calendar Contact Us Tidewater About the Center People Research Extension Calendar Contact Us Position Available Virginia Seafood About the Center News and Resources People Research Impacts Governor's School Calendar Contact Us Experts Directory Quicklinks 4Help (Computing Assistance) Calendars, Academic Blacksburg Transit Campus Map Canvas Corps of Cadets Giving to Virginia Tech Hokie SPA University Status VT Google Apps Email Exchange Email (Office 365) Customize Quicklinks Search... Search VT Logo Agricultural Research and Extension Centers Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Search... Search Quicklinks 4Help (Computing Assistance) Calendars, Academic Blacksburg Transit Campus Map Canvas Corps of Cadets Giving to Virginia Tech Hokie SPA University Status VT Google Apps Email Exchange Email (Office 365) Customize Quicklinks Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Centers Centers Alson H. Smith Jr. Eastern Shore Eastern Virginia Hampton Roads Middleburg Reynolds Homestead Shenandoah Valley Southern Piedmont Southwest Virginia AREC Tidewater Virginia Seafood Experts Directory Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Centers Agricultural Research and Extension Centers Alson H. Smith Jr. About the Center People Tree Fruit Grapes Impacts Calendar Contact Us Eastern Shore About the Center People Programs Calendar Contact Us Articles and Publications Eastern Virginia About the Center People Research and Extension Programs Northern Neck Ag Advisory Calendar Contact Us AREC Updates Hampton Roads About the Center People Research Extension and Outreach Demonstration Gardens Calendar Contact Us Middleburg About the Center People Extension and Outreach at the MARE Center Current Research Academics Calendar Contact Us Experts Directory SmartFarming at the MARE Center Reynolds Homestead About the Center People Extension Programs Research Programs Calendar Contact Us Shenandoah Valley About the Center People Research Extension and Outreach Calendar Contact Us Southern Piedmont About the Center People Research Farm Management Community Outreach Weather Data Calendar Contact Us Southwest Virginia AREC Home About the Center People Research Extension and Outreach Southwest AREC Ram Test Program Calendar Contact Us Tidewater About the Center People Research Extension Calendar Contact Us Position Available Virginia Seafood About the Center News and Resources People Research Impacts Governor's School Calendar Contact Us The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station conducts research on food and fiber systems, their impact on the environment, and their relation to the future needs of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Loading player for https://video.vt.edu/media/The+Impact+of+ARECs/0_8a1l0s0t... The network Agricultural Research and Extension Centers around Virginia help the commonwealth’s number one industry — agriculture — thrive. Click to enlarge (PDF). Interactive map of VAES and AREC locations → VAES faculty are located at 11 Agricultural Research and Extension Centers and within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. AREC faculty and staff, along with faculty based at the main campus, deliver research and Extension programs at these sites, which represent the commonwealth’s diversity and take advantage of the unique characteristics and challenges found in each location. The ARECs serve not only as field-research sites and field laboratories for undergraduate and graduate students, but also as program sites for producers, school groups, and the state's citizens. 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