PesticideS ...
redistricting ...
Ag leaders anticipate redistricting commission’s impact on rural Virginia
Soon will be tasked with redrawing the state’s political maps
grain ...
Grain growers urged to watch for rapid price changes
Dr. David Kohl, Virginia Tech professor emeritus spoke at virtual 2021 Virginia Grain and Soybean Annual Conference
Ag Safety Week ...
Farm Bureau initiative focuses on ag safety, mental health awareness
Annual observation is organized by American Farm Bureau Federation
aquaculture ...
Grant aims to accelerate sustainable aquaculture farming in Virginia
$750,000 grant to research technologies into shellfish aquaculture
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
farmland ...
Farmers back budget proposal for increased Agency 229 funding
Acreage in Va. dropped 50% from 1949 to 2016, according to Va. Tech study
new hires ...
Biden taps Va.’s Bronaugh as USDA deputy secretary
Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, heads Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
beef cattle ...