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VFBF AgPAC endorses 115 candidates for General Assembly seats

August 21, 2015

Virginia Farm Bureau Federation AgPAC, the political action committee of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, announced Aug. 21 its endorsement of 28 candidates for the Virginia Senate and 87 candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates.

Legislative Issues

Stocked ponds yield easy catches for families

August 20, 2015

Fee fishing ponds in Virginia offer easy catches—for dinner, or just for family fun.

Aquaculture

Virginia apple production ranked sixth nationwide

August 20, 2015

Virginia’s commercial orchards yielded about 4.6 million bushels of apples in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Apples

Maps show massive increase in EPA authority, regulatory uncertainty

August 20, 2015

A series of maps released Aug. 12 by the American Farm Bureau Federation indicate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will radically expand its jurisdiction over land use if its controversial “Waters of the United States” rule takes effect as expected Aug. 28.

Legislative Issues

Milk carton ‘smart caps’ detect signs of spoilage

August 13, 2015

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have created a 3-D printed “smart cap” for milk cartons that detects signs of spoilage.

Dairy

Farmers spent close to $400 billion on 2014 production costs

August 13, 2015

U.S. farmers spent $397.6 billion on agricultural production in 2014, up 8.3 percent from 2013. That’s the largest increase since 2008, according to the Farm Production Expenditures Annual Summary, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agriculture Business, Economy

Blue Ridge Fruit Loop offers fresh fruit for families

August 13, 2015

A collection of 11 pick-your-own farms in Central Virginia, operating as the Blue Ridge Fruit Loop, are offering some of the state’s freshest fruits available between May and December.

Food and Drink, Locally Grown Food

Bull, beef industry prices are up nationwide

August 13, 2015

While droughts in 2011 and 2012 decreased cattle herds across the country, the beef industry is now enjoying an increase in demand and price—particularly prices for breeding bulls.

Agriculture Business, Animals and Livestock, Beef, Economy

Congress, Farm Bureau demand answers from EPA

August 6, 2015

Army Corps of Engineers memoranda reveal dysfunction, secrecy and misconduct at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and a Congressional committee and the American Farm Bureau Federation are calling on the EPA to abandon its controversial “Waters of the United States” rule.

Legislative Issues

New Secretariat stride markers installed at The Meadow

August 6, 2015

Hailed as “America’s Super Horse” in 1973, the legendary Triple Crown champion Secretariat possessed many attributes that contributed to his racing prowess. One of the most notable was his ground-swallowing 25-foot stride.

Meadow Event Park, Secretariat

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