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Farmers warned invasive pest could damage crops

  February 15, 2018
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A new invasive pest, the spotted lanternfly, was discovered in January in a stone yard in Frederick County.


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Agriculture Business, Crops, News
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Would-be farmers get chance to lease land on education farm

  February 8, 2018
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The Fauquier Education Farm is offering four would-be farmers the chance to cultivate their own quarter-acre garden plot.


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Agriculture Business, Crops, Gardening, News
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Farmers invited to free manure-management workshops

  February 8, 2018
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The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will host two free workshops to help farmers maximize the use of manure on their farms.


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Agriculture Business, Farm Practices, Fertilizer, Meetings and Events, News
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Farmers’ dry winter worries getting stronger

  February 1, 2018
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A dry fall and an even drier January are creating some concerns for Virginia farmers.


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Agriculture Business, News
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Virginia Cooperative Extension, ag experiment station found to have profound impact

  February 1, 2018
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A recent report indicates the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Cooperative Extension have far-reaching impacts across the state.


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Agriculture Business, News
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The right words help farmers put a face on farming

  February 1, 2018
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One of the biggest challenges for modern agriculture is negative public opinion.


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Agriculture Business, Meetings and Events, News
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Close to 100,000 acres of Va. farmland in conservation program

  January 30, 2018
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Just three years after Virginia’s Resource Management Plan Program was implemented, the program has far exceeded its goal.


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Agriculture Business, Conservation, Farm Practices, News
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Farmers need to fill out ag census by Feb. 5

  January 25, 2018
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Farmers are lagging behind in filling out the 2017 Census of Agriculture.


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Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, News
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Tenth annual ag trade conference set for March

  January 25, 2018
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The 10th annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade is planned for March 5 at the Richmond Marriott Downtown.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Conferences, Meetings and Events, News
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Food Safety Modernization Act goes into effect Jan. 26

  January 18, 2018
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The Food Safety Modernization Act will go in effect Jan. 26. Considered the most sweeping update of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years, it will affect the nation’s largest-scale produce growers, including some in Virginia.


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Agriculture Business, Food and Drink, Food Safety, News
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