National Peanut Month ...
pesticides
Things everyone should know about using pesticides responsibly
February is National Pesticide Education Month
quarantine ...
Spotted lanternfly quarantine area expanded as pest spreads
VDACS will expand the quarantine in mid-March to include Clarke and Warren counties.
tariffs ...
Farm Bureau urges resolution of EU trade dispute
EU recently announced it would impose a 25% tariff on several farm commodities
Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine ...
VDACS expands spotted lanternfly quarantine to Clarke, Warren Counties
Expansion of the quarantine is necessary to slow the spread of this insect pest
new hires ...
Biden taps Va.’s Bronaugh as USDA deputy secretary
Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, heads Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
expansion ...
Ice cream manufacturer to expand in Rockingham County
Smiley’s Ice Cream to invest more than $1.15 million in new facility, source all dairy from Va.
Industrial Hemp ...
Northam announces industrial hemp company in Rockingham County
Pure Shenandoah to create 24 new jobs, source all hemp from Virginia
fund ...
Northam announces funding to Improve food access
Fund to support new and expanding food retailers, innovative projects in food desert
Christmas tree month ...