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Virginia Tech FYI

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On March 1, 1886, the Virginia General Assembly established the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (VAES), located on Virginia Tech’s main campus in Blacksburg, Va.

Today, VAES is part of the nationwide network of State Agricultural Experiment Stations.

It encompasses approximately 320 scientists in five colleges at Virginia Tech and 13 field research stations across the state, and emphasizes a close working relationship with Virginia Cooperative Extension.