Agriculture

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation BUCKINGHAM — While summer is almost over, there’s still plenty of time to enjoy the season’s bounty of Virginia-grown squash. Squash is plentiful in Virginia, with 401 […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau, Virginia State Police, Virginia Sheriff’s Association, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles RICHMOND — With changes to the Virginia unlicensed farm use vehicle laws now enforceable as of […]

~ Press release provided by Page County Extension Office STANLEY — Community members looking to learn more about the spotted lanternfly are invited to attend an upcoming information session at the Extension Office in Stanley […]

~ Press release issued by Rockingham/Page USDA Service Center in Harrisonburg HARRISONBURG — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Brian Carpenter in Rockingham/Page County announced [in mid-July] that FSA […]

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 […]