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First vegetables of spring sprouting everywhere

  April 13, 2017
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Fresh asparagus is a sure sign farmers are working hard to get the prolific vegetable to market.


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Crops, Food and Drink, Locally Grown Food, News
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Peanut plantings expected to be on the rise in 2017

  March 16, 2017
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Plantings of Virginia peanuts have been on the decline, but for the first time in several years industry analysts expect that to change.


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Agriculture Business, Crops, News, Peanuts
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Virginia farm brewery uses homegrown, farm-malted product

  March 16, 2017
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At Wood Ridge Farm in Nelson County, growing barley is the first important step in a hands-on process by which Barry Wood oversees production of craft-brewed beers served at his Wood Ridge Farm Brewery.


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Barley, Crops, Food and Drink, News
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Virginia peanut growers to mark National Peanut Month with peanut butter donations

  February 23, 2017
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Virginia peanut producers will take the super-nutritious peanut from the field to the food bank in the form of peanut butter donations during National Peanut Month in March.


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Crops, News, Peanuts
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Young Farmers seek help from state agency to ship produce across state lines

  February 9, 2017
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The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation wants the movement of Virginia-grown fruits and vegetables across state lines to be regulated by a state agency rather than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.


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Crops, Legislative Issues, News
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Farmers, forest landowners can apply for environmental quality incentives

  February 2, 2017
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Virginia farmers and forest landowners can apply for assistance to protect the health and productivity of their land under the federal Environmental Quality Incentives Program.


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Crops, Farm Bill, Forestry, Legislative Issues, News
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Grant funding available for Southside vineyard development; additional grapes needed

  January 26, 2017
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The Virginia Tobacco Commission has awarded a grant to help grow Southern Virginia wineries.


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Crops, Grants, News, Programs, Tobacco, Wine Grapes
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Virginia cotton production hit more wrinkles in 2016

  January 26, 2017
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Corn and soybean producers in Virginia managed to have a good year in 2016 despite weather challenges, but cotton growers saw their yields plummet as heavy rain ended the growing season.


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Cotton, Crops, News
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USDA reports spike in number or organic certifications

  January 19, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has announced a significant increase in the number of accredited certified organic farm operations for 2014 and 2015.


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Crops, Legislative Issues, News
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US farmers: GMO crops help reduce inputs, enhance conservation

  January 19, 2017
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A majority of U.S. farmers and ranchers surveyed recently indicate biotechnology and genetically modified crops play an important role in farming more efficiently, according to findings released Dec. 15, 2016, by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance and National Corn Growers Association.


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Conservation, Corn, Crops, Farm Practices, News
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