Feeding the world is the subject of an award-winning documentary that will be screened Nov. 28 and 29 at the 2016 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention at The Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe will kick off the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention Nov. 29 at The Omni Homestead Resort.

The 2016 Virginia Farm to Table Conference will be held Dec. 6-8 at Blue Ridge Community College’s Plecker Workforce Development Center. The event will focus on local and regional food and agriculture, practical applications for soil health and farm profitability, and other food system topics.

Richard Bland College of William and Mary in Prince George County will hold its inaugural Pecan Festival in the Grove from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.

The winner of this year’s State Fair of Virginia giant watermelon competition set a new state record.

Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year Donna Musick of Washington County brought her love of teaching to the State Fair of Virginia.

For those interested in futuristic agriculture Virginia Tech will host a Precision Agriculture Day on Oct. 12 at Kentland Farm.

A July 28 panel discussion held by the Smithsonian Institution recognized the key roles that women play on American farms.

The birthplace of Secretariat at The Meadow Event Park is now the site of a rare memorabilia collection from the early days of Meadow Stable. 

The seventh annual National Small Farm Conference will be held Sept. 20-22 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.