Agriculture
Young Farmers honor Wayne and Pattie Pryor with Warren Beach Award
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 president tells Va. farmers to continue pressing for a farm bill
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!”
Farm Bureau honors Northern Neck newspaper with excellence award: TV news professionals recognized as well
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.
Free agricultural education kits available for Virginia classrooms
Free gifts to educators from Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom are intended to bring joy, engagement and inspiration to schoolchildren year-round.
Grown in few counties, Virginia cotton still looms large
In the nation’s northernmost cotton-producing state, the Virginia-grown crop is known for its quality, coveted by mills and manufacturers internationally.
Farmers seek support in balancing motherhood and farming
Farming with children can look like “running a 100-meter sprint,” said a first-generation farmer.
Southampton Farm Bureau donates UTV to local first responders
The Southampton County Farm Bureau has donated a utility task vehicle, purchased to help improve emergency response in remote rural areas, to Southampton County Fire and Rescue.
Average price for a Thanksgiving meal in Virginia is $10 less than last year
The average price for a 10-person Thanksgiving meal in Virginia is $81.07, down from a record-high $91.30 in 2023.
Virginia 4-H: Empowering youth for over a century
Since the early 1900s, Virginia 4-H has been committed to shaping minds, cultivating leadership skills and encouraging community engagement among the state’s youth.
Chestnut trees proliferate in Virginia following near extinction
Nostalgic Virginians are harvesting memories as iconic chestnut trees make a comeback from near extinction.
