Agriculture

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 […]

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND, Jan. 29 — Keeping the farm going sometimes requires the operator to leave it behind. And 100 of them did that on Monday for Virginia Farm […]

~ Press release provided by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation NEW KENT, Jan. 25 — A torrent of wet weather has lifted drought advisories in several Virginia localities…and saturated some farmers’ fields. After a dry summer […]

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND — With a 40-percent turnover of seats in the General Assembly, leaders within Virginia Farm Bureau Federation are embracing new opportunities to brief lawmakers on agricultural […]

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation LYNCHBURG — The good news is: There’s enough capacity statewide to process the 14,000 head of beef cattle finished in Virginia annually. The bad news is: […]

Measurable rain recorded on 11 days during December By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent STANLEY, Jan. 3 — Total rainfall for the month was 3.97 inches, or 1.14 inches above the December average of 2.83 inches. […]