Agriculture

The craft of cultivating beauty is blossoming across the commonwealth.

The American Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee revealed its findings from a new national survey during the early June International Year of the Woman Farmer ACE Summit in Washington.

Virginia farmers were essential in shaping the official definition of “agrivoltaics”—before others could define it for them.

Since 1996, Jade Knick has been serving Farm Bureau members. And during those 30 years, she’s sold insurance policies that celebrated family milestones and provided coverage against calamity.

While detection of the New World screwworm in the U.S. is a concerning development, agriculture officials say there is no cause for alarm in Virginia.

While most T-shirts are made overseas, a Virginia farm family is keeping every component of garment production in the U.S. from seed to shirt—just as the nation’s agriculture leaders call for a revival of American cotton and rural manufacturing.

Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s grassroots advocates were busy throughout the 2026 General Assembly session, weighing in on legislation affecting agriculture and the farmers who supply the commonwealth’s food and fiber.

Twenty-one Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Leadership Committee members joined around 450 attendees from across the U.S. and world for a landmark national gathering.

An award-winning local agriculture instructor and his father opened their farm gates to state dignitaries on June 9.

June is National Dairy Month, and a good way to celebrate is by drinking milk featuring Orange County dairy farmer Molly Elgin McWilliams.