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Careful driving around large trucks means everyone arrives safely

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U.S. truck drivers travel more than 430 billion miles each year. Large trucks’ size and handling characteristics require careful driving, not only by operators but also by motorists around them.



Got a teen driver? Smart Start Program can help save money

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Help your teenage driver get off to a road-smart start—and save money, too—by enrolling in Virginia Farm Bureau’s Smart Start Program.




Young Farmers take top honors at national convention

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Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers once again took top honors Jan. 9 at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.



Health insurance enrollment ends Jan. 31

Open enrollment can be confusing, but we’ll help you make sense of it all!




New year, new website – streamlined and more mobile-friendly!

Virginia Farm Bureau is starting out the new year with a new, streamlined website.



Virginia farmers to help shape national Farm Bureau policies

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Virginia representatives will join nearly 7,000 Farm Bureau members from across the nation in shaping policies important to farmers and ranchers Jan. 6-11 at the 2017 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Phoenix.



New year, new website – designed with you in mind!

If you are a media professional who uses the Virginia Farm Bureau website as a source of information on agriculture issues and practices, we’ve got exciting news!



Middlesex County farmer re-elected to Farm Bureau board

Middlesex County cattle producer W. Ellis Walton of Church View was elected Dec. 1 to a third three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.



Cumberland County producer re-elected to Farm Bureau board

Cumberland County cattle, forage and forestry producer William F. “Bill” Osl Jr. of Columbia was elected Dec. 1 to a second three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors. 



Shenandoah County farmer re-elected to Farm Bureau board

Shenandoah County cattle and grain producer Peter A. Truban of Woodstock was elected Dec. 1 to a third three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.



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