Agriculture

As you visit pumpkin patches, traverse corn mazes or enjoy a glass of locally made wine, beer or cider, consider the farmers who help make these fall festivities possible. Find out more about Virginia agriculture with a snapshot from the U.S. Census of Agriculture.

Uncertainty in the tobacco market has forced Virginia growers to look at alternative crops. Some are taking advantage of the ability to grow hemp commercially, while others are growing alternative crops.

When temperatures start to cool, home décor heats up—often using Virginia-grown products like chrysanthemums, cornstalks, pumpkins and gourds.

They’ve been in use for more than two decades, but confusion still surrounds genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Find out what is—and is not—a GMO crop.

Fortunately for hungry tomato lovers, fresh-market tomatoes are a multi-million-dollar business in Virginia. 

The average American is three generations removed from the farm, and that’s creating a problem on Virginia’s roadways.

Orchids are now the top-selling potted flower in the U.S.

Farmers want motorists to exercise caution when they see them driving farm equipment on back roads and busy highways.

With 70 quilt images on display countywide, the Blue Ridge Barn Quilt Trail in Greene County is Virginia’s largest barn quilt trail and one of the largest in the U.S., according to the Greene County Department of Economic Development and Tourism. 

Soy, almond and coconut beverages are labeled as “milk,” but they are not. Find out why those labels are being studied.