Agriculture

Year-to-date rainfall 4.4 inches below average By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY, August 1 — Temperatures for the month of July were above average, as the mean temperature was recorded at 79.1 degrees, up just […]

~ Press release provided by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation CHAMPLAIN — Virginia’s “largest agricultural field day” returns Aug. 1, offering agribusinesses, researchers and farmers the chance to connect with peers, build their businesses and […]

~ Press release provided by Page County Cooperativce Extension Office STANLEY — The local office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension will host its 4-H Career’s with Cloverbuds Day Camp July 23-25 in Stanley with a […]

Year-to-date rainfall 1.68 inches below average By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY, July 1 — Total rainfall in the Page Valley for June was 1.38 inches, or 2.67 inches below the June average of 4.05 […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation MADISON, June 27 — With “abnormally dry” weather persisting statewide, moderate drought conditions are stressing pasture and cropland within a swath of the western Piedmont and […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND, June 20 — While summer drought conditions are not uncommon in pockets of Virginia, farmers statewide are expressing concern about the forecast. An ongoing string […]