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Harleigh Cupp, a reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, was recognized Nov. 28 with Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2023 Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, the top honor in Farm Bureau’s annual Journalism Awards program.

Traffic crash and fatality rates for young drivers have improved drastically over the past two decades—even more so than for older drivers, according to a recent report by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

If you’re having a hard time choosing your Christmas tree from one of Virginia’s 500 tree farms this season, just stop and listen. 

It’s a tricky proposition. Virginia farmers need to continue producing the quality agricultural products necessary for feeding a growing global population—and many do that in direct proximity to the nation’s largest estuary and its watershed.

As the cost of consumer goods continues to trend upward, so has the price of a Thanksgiving meal.

The future of Virginia agriculture is in good hands, though available farmland and financing are beyond reach for many beginning farmers.

Chris Buck found the ideal spot for growing oysters on Virginia’s lower Eastern Shore at Cherrystone Creek, where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic.

It’s possible to combine climate-smart agriculture with increased food production and innovative technology.

With professional wool shearers becoming increasingly rare and traditional sheep farmers facing other market challenges, hair sheep have gained traction in Virginia—steering many small ruminant producers in a new direction.

Cold. Uncaring. Corporate-owned giants fueled by greed and profits. Those are sometimes the stereotypes invoked when someone hears the words “factory farm.”