Meetings & Events

J.M. “Jerry” Jenkins of Blackstone was honored on Dec. 4 for 50 years of service on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.

The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee honored Wayne and Pattie Pryor of Goochland County on Dec. 3 with its 2024 Warren Beach Award for their contributions to the VFBF Young Farmers Program.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall told farmers attending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention Dec. 3 that “we need a modernized farm bill now!”

The Rappahannock Record, a weekly newspaper based in Kilmarnock, was recognized Dec. 3 with Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, the top honor in Farm Bureau’s annual Journalism Award program.

Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Annual Convention & Meeting of Voting Delegates will be held Dec. 2-5 at The Omni Homestead Resort with the theme “Cultivating Connections.”

Kick off the holidays at the enchanting Illuminate Light Show & Santa’s Village, returning Nov. 22.

Indulge in the flavors of fall at the 2024 Richmond Oktoberfest, to be held Oct. 18-19.

This year’s State Fair of Virginia Giant Watermelon blue ribbon was more than just another win for Davis Wells of Hanover County—it was another laugh from an 11-year-old rivalry with a dear friend.

The State Fair of Virginia is the temporary parking spot for a state-of-the-art agricultural classroom that delights and informs curious minds.

Surry County farmer Breyon Pierce is taking his place among the superheroes he always idolized in DC and Marvel comics.