Agriculture

~ Press release issued by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND, Jan. 15 — Of all the challenges facing the agriculture industry, ever-increasing consumer demand for a variety of protein-packed poultry products is a convenient problem […]

Temperatures close to average; Year-end weather stats included for 2025 By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — Total rainfall for the month of December in the Page Valley was 1.16 inches, or 1.64 inches below […]

Year-to-date rainfall still 2 inches above average By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — Total rainfall for the month was 0.97 inch, or 1.93 inches below the November average of 2.90 inches. However, measurable rain […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND — The average price for a 10-person Thanksgiving meal in Virginia is $80.48, down from $81.07 last year and $91.30 two years ago. According to […]

Average temperatures, average rainfall recorded in October By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — Total rain for the month of October was 3.25 inches, or 0.12 inch above the October average of 3.13 inches. The […]

Some soybean farmers think high-tariff pains won’t hurt over long term  By Drew Thompson, VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Oct. 24 — The number of soybean exports from the U.S. to China hit zero in […]