March is National Peanut Month, and peanuts are an important part of Virginia’s agriculture industry. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced that 2014 was a record-setting year for the state’s peanut growers. 

A recent produce industry journal article finds strawberries are the top-selling U.S.-grown berry, while greater availability of other berries has led to sales increases for those.

It’s a happy marriage of recycling and animal husbandry for two beef cattle operations in Nelson County. Massie and Joyce Saunders feed spent mash from Blue Mountain Barrel House Brewery as a supplement to their herd at Rose Isle Farm.

Spring pea varieties—garden, snow or sugar snap—are packing pods of nutrients.

Edamame is well on its way to becoming a protein option for some Virginians.

An aquaponic system combines traditional aquaculture with hydroponics in a symbiotic environment to grow crops, often greens or lettuce.

Pumpkin picking may have come to an end, but another member of the gourd family is in abundance at Virginia farmers’ markets right now.

The brown marmorated stink bug has become even more of a pest since being discovered in more than 40 county soybean fields in the state.

Melons are summer gardens’ gift to eaters. “Melons are chock-full of vitamin C and potassium, and as an added benefit they are low-calorie and fat- and cholesterol-free,” said Nancy Stegon, a registered dietitian . “Summer is melon season, and it’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy these healthy fruits.

Agricultural researchers have discovered a small wasp that could have a big impact on crop-ruining brown marmorated stink bugs.