Agriculture

~ Press release provided by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation DOSWELL — Farm-themed activities, favorite fair foods and live family entertainment are returning to The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County for the second annual Virginia Farm Festival. The festival will take place […]

~ Press release issued by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation LOVETTESVILLE — It’s baseball season, but Loudoun County students are swapping a different set of trading cards this spring—ones featuring local farmers. For the sixth year, Loudoun […]

~ Press release issued by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND — More than two years after the abrupt arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the market for direct-to-consumer meat sales continues to flourish. In response to […]

~ Press release issued by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND — If Virginia farmers were playing in a basketball tournament, they’d be a top-seeded team. That’s according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a basketball fan and […]

By Sarah Vogelsong, environment and energy reporter for Virginia Mercury Virginia farmers and agriculture officials are bracing themselves after a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza known as the Eurasian H5 type was detected in […]

By Randy Arrington STANLEY — Nearly 100 county residents with an interest in Page’s No.1 industry gathered at the Stanley Fire Hall last week to discuss what could be done to both strengthen and grow […]