Agriculture

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON — Virginia farmers earned $5.5 billion from the sale of all agricultural products sold in 2022, and over half of that income was generated in […]

By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — The average afternoon high temperature for the month of February was 52.7 degrees, or 5.6 degrees above the 56-year average high temperature of 47.1 degrees. The average daily […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation FARMVILLE — Though Tyson Foods continues contract buyout payments with longtime chicken grower Pete Watson, four broiler houses sit empty on his Nottoway County farm after […]

~ Press release provided by Page County Extension Office STANLEY — The Page County Extension Office is offering an Apple Tree Grafting workshop to be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15, at the […]

~ Press release provided by Laurel Ridge Community College MIDDLETOWN — The Laurel Ridge Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be hosting the “Cultivate Your Agribusiness Conference” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, […]

January saw high temperature reach 73 degrees By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY — Temperatures for the month of January were above average. The average afternoon high temperature was 43.9 degrees, or 0.8 degree above […]