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Governor: Va. agricultural exports reached record high in 2011

April 30, 2012

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on March 13 that the commonwealth exported a record $2.35 billion in agricultural products in 2011, an increase of more than 6 percent from 2010 and more than 2 percent from 2009.

Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade

Federal farm bill’s scope is much broader than farms

April 23, 2012

The details of the 2012 farm bill are being ironed out in Congress now, as much of the current law in the 2008 farm bill expires in 2012.

Legislative Issues

Earthquake safety tips sort out fact from fiction

April 19, 2012

When Louisa County Farm Bureau secretary Susan Warren felt an earthquake hit last Aug. 23, she wasn’t sure what to do. So she rode the trembler out at her desk before checking to see if everyone was OK.

Safety

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