Agriculture

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation DOSWELL — Virginians visiting the State Fair of Virginia may want to stop at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s exhibit to “Thank A Farmer.” During the State Fair, […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Aug. 17 — On Friday, local officials and community members gathered at the Page Cooperative Farm Bureau to celebrate “100 years of helping the community grow.” A banner with those words […]

~ PVN staff report LURAY, July 6 — An annual event in Page County that was canceled last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic is returning in August. The Page County Farmers Association summer picnic […]

~ Press release provided by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation COURTLAND — When your date asks to go somewhere expensive, visit the local lumberyard. While timber market specialists joked about the astronomical price of lumber […]

~ Press release issued by the Governor’s Office RICHMOND — Governor Ralph Northam on Monday announced that Brunswick, Lee, Lunenburg and Rockingham counties will each receive grants from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development […]

BROOKNEAL — After a long dry spell in April and May, farmers are welcoming recent rains — but some are still contending with the effects of dry weather on their crops.  The recent rains and […]