RICHMOND, Va. — This February, Virginia Farm Bureau’s Real Virginia television program will highlight York County as part of its County Close-up segment.
Each month, the feature highlights a different Virginia county and provides an in-depth look at the area from an agricultural perspective. Burke Moeller, video producer for Farm Bureau, will interview local farmers and others to explore the role agriculture plays in the county, which sectors are most prevalent and how the industry is changing.
The most recent Census of Agriculture, conducted in 2017, found York had a total of 40 farms on 914 acres, and the market value of all agricultural products sold that year was more than $1.5 million. Crops account for 75% of all farm income, with the major plantings in vegetables, sweet potatoes, hay and forage, floriculture and berries. Commodities like livestock, poultry and other animal products make up the remaining 25%.
Moeller can be available for an interview or to meet with local media while recording in the county Wednesday, Jan. 19, and Thursday, Jan. 20. If interested, contact Moeller at 804-297-5646.
Real Virginia focuses on Virginia agriculture with a consumer audience in mind. The program airs nationwide at 3:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month on RFD-TV on Dish Network and DirecTV, and on selected cable outlets around the state. It airs weekly on WBRA digital channel 15.2, WHRO Norfolk, WVVA Bluefield, and WTKR Norfolk, and on the first and third weekends of each month on WVIR Charlottesville, WHSV Harrisonburg and WRLH Richmond.
Watch Real Virginia anytime online at youtube.com/user/VirginiaFarmBureau.
With 132,000 members in 88 county Farm Bureaus, VFBF is Virginia’s largest farmers’ advocacy group. Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, nonpartisan, voluntary organization committed to protecting Virginia’s farms and ensuring a safe, fresh and locally grown food supply.
–Alice Kemp, Virginia Farm Bureau
