Meetings & Events
Shenandoah County farmer elected to Farm Bureau board
Woodstock beef cattle farmer Justin Pence was elected Nov. 30 to a three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.
Montgomery County farmer re-elected to Farm Bureau board
Montgomery County cattle and hay producer Bruce N. Stanger of Christiansburg was elected Nov. 30 to a third three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.
Tazewell farmer elected chairman of VFBF Young Farmers Committee
Tazewell County farmer and math teacher Michelle Fox was elected Nov. 30 to a two-year term as chairman of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee.
Hundley re-elected Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee chair
A. Faye Hundley of Champlain in Essex County was elected Nov. 30 to a fourth two-year term as chairman of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee.
Franklin County producer re-elected Farm Bureau vice president
Franklin County farmer Scott E. Sink of Blacksburg was elected Nov. 30 to a sixth two-year term as vice president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
Goochland County farmer re-elected president of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Goochland County hay and grain producer Wayne F. Pryor of Hadensville was elected Nov. 30 to a ninth two-year term as president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
Stuffing plays a supporting role in Thanksgiving meals
It doesn’t matter if you call it stuffing or dressing, bread crumbs mixed with other favorite ingredients make the perfect accompaniment to a Thanksgiving meal.
Meals on the farm gaining in popularity
In an era when many Virginians have never visited a working farm, some farmers have begun hosting visitors. The Arbogast family in Rockingham County hosted a Breakfast on the Farm event May 27, and Richlands Dairy Farm will hold Dinner on the Dairy June 23 in Dinwiddie County.
