BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Agricultural Technology Program at Virginia Tech has received $18,000 from Virginia FFA and the Virginia Produce Company for student scholarships, the first part of a blossoming partnership between the entities. The scholarships will be given out as $2,000 individual awards to former Virginia FFA members who enroll in the Agricultural Technology Program […]

CHICAGO (AP) — An activist investor is trying to make McDonald’s change the way it buys pork for its bacon cheeseburgers and sausage patties. Investor Carl Icahn has nominated two new candidates for McDonald’s board of directors, the fast food chain confirmed Sunday. The issue Icahn wants to change is that some of McDonald’s pork […]

BREVARD, N.C. — Celebrating 21 years of caring for the trails, waterfalls, and natural resources of DuPont State Recreational Forest, Friends of DuPont Forest is introducing the Share the Trails Campaign for the summer of 2021. This education-focused campaign provides guidelines to visitors on best practices for sharing and caring for the Forest’s 80+ miles […]

RICHMOND—While Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom’s volunteer reading program was different this year, it was no less successful. Virginia AITC celebrated Agriculture Literacy Week March 15-19 with volunteers reading to students virtually and in socially distanced settings. AITC distributed 2,085 agriculture-themed books to schools, preschools and daycare centers in Virginia, and an estimated 500 volunteers […]