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Anthony G. Hankins

Andy Hankins
Extension Specialist
Alternative Agriculture

Phone: (804) 524-5962
Fax: (804) 524-5714
Email: ahankins@vsu.edu

John Kirby Photo

Education

  • M. S., 1984 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - Major: Animal Science
  • B. S., 1977 Berea College - Major: Agriculture

Cooperative Extension Program Interests

  • Production and marketing of non-traditional crops and livestock products
  • Educational programs in sustainable agriculture
  • Research concerning American ginseng

Professional Society Memberships 

  • Virginia Extension Service Association
  • Virginia Association for Biological Farming

Extension Publications

  • Hankins, Andy. Producing and Marketing Wild Simulated Ginseng in Forest and Agroforestry Systems, 2001, Blacksburg, Va. Tech and Virginia State University Publication # 354-312.

Grants Awarded

  • Adding Value to Woodlands with American Ginseng, $26,000 in 2005, a Specialty Agriculture Research Grant from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services