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Virginia Farm Bureau News & Features is your place for news and information from around Virginia. From gardening tips and recipes to politics and events, stay up to date with what matters to Virginians.

Farm Bureau hay bale contest accepting entries

October 8, 2018

Entries are being accepted through Nov. 1 for the annual Hay Bale Decorating Contest sponsored by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Committee.

Crops, Hay, News, Programs, Women's Program

Farm Bureau members help generate policies

October 3, 2018

Farmer members help set policies for the organization, and those policies can benefit all members.

News, Virginia Farm Bureau

Farmers providing restaurants with fresh, local produce

October 3, 2018

Chefs like cooking with farm-fresh ingredients, and diners enjoy eating at restaurants that source from local farms.

Food and Drink, Locally Grown Food, News

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, in Cultivate

October 3, 2018

Find out how to prepare this fall and holiday treat, with Virginia-grown nuts.

Crops, Magazines, News, Real Virginia TV Program, Virginia Farm Bureau

Farm-to-table event exposes nutrition knowledge gap

October 2, 2018

More than 50 medical, nutrition and nursing students from the University of Virginia toured local farms and enjoyed local foods at a Farm Bureau-sponsored farm-to-table event Sept. 25.

Food and Drink, Health and Wellness, Locally Grown Food, Meetings and Events, News

Farmers affected by Florence helped by Farm Bureau

October 2, 2018

Virginia Farm Bureau members are mobilizing to assist farmers in North and South Carolina who face the devastating impact of Hurricane Florence.

Agriculture Business, Crops, News

Agriculture has nonstop presence at State Fair

October 2, 2018

From the moment the front gate opens on Sept. 28, Virginia agriculture will be in the spotlight at this year’s State Fair of Virginia.

Agriculture Business, Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, State Fair of Virginia

Distracted driving awareness was focus of 6th annual summit

October 2, 2018

Drive Smart Virginia wants drivers to get behind the wheel distraction-free.

Auto Safety, News, Safety

Wet weather woes worse than tornadoes for rural Virginia

September 20, 2018

The National Weather Service confirmed that eight tornadoes hit Virginia Sept. 17, but excessive rains from Hurricane Florence are what did the most damage in rural parts of the state.

Agriculture Business, Economy, News

Global reps learn about high-quality Virginia tobacco

September 20, 2018

Visitors from seven countries recently learned about tobacco grown in Virginia and North Carolina, which some say is the best in the world.

Crops, News, Tobacco

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