Agriculture

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND, Sept. 17 — Farmers facing a shortage of critical hay to feed their livestock got some relief when Gov. Abigail Spanberger declared a state of […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation HARRISONBURG, Sept. 10—Critical infrastructure to help protect Virginia’s largest industry was the reason agriculture officials recently broke ground on expansion projects at the Harrisonburg, Lynchburg and […]

‘For every fog in August, there will be a snowfall in winter’ By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — Rainfall for the month of August was 5.63 inches, or 1.96 inches above the August average […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND, Aug. 27—A federal plan to allow an additional 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef into the U.S. market is drawing concern from farm leaders who say […]

All Virginia counties have received a USDA Drought Disaster Designation which enables farmers in these counties to apply for emergency assistance ~ Press release issued by Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services RICHMOND, Aug. […]

Year-to-date rainfall below average By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — The total rainfall for the month of July was 3.15 inches, or 1.03 inches below the July average of 4.18 inches. The calendar year-to-date […]