Featured this month on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program:

• Follow along as we visit beloved homemade ice cream spots across the state.
  
  
• Discover how Virginia farmers are using cover crops, biologicals and innovative equipment to protect the land for the next generation.
  
  
• Learn how Virginia Tech researchers are revolutionizing soybean production through cutting-edge technology and science.
  
  
• Explore the rich agricultural heritage of Sussex County, where the first peanut was grown.
  
  
• Find out how to control crabgrass in the garden, and uncover the science and stories behind red hibiscus—an emerging garden crop.
  
  
• Learn how to pair fresh shrimp with creamy grits for a Southern comfort food, and prepare black garlic pappardelle for your next dinner gathering.

September’s first episode premiered Sept. 15 on the Real Virginia YouTube channel. The second episode will premiere on YouTube Sept. 30.

Real Virginia airs nationwide at 4:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of each month in the Voices of Agriculture program on RFD-TV on Dish Network and DirecTV; and on selected cable outlets around the state. It airs weekly on WVVA Bluefield and WTKR Norfolk, and on the first and third Sundays of each month at 10 a.m. on WVIR Charlottesville and at 7 a.m. on WHSV Harrisonburg; and on the first and third Saturdays at 8 a.m. on WRLH Richmond and at 5:30 a.m. on WSLS Roanoke. And on Blue Ridge PBS and PBS Appalachia on Sundays at 11am.