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Consumers getting misinformation about animal agriculture

May 6, 2010

Incorrect information about animal agriculture is being disseminated to the public, and it’s time to get the right information out there.

Animal Welfare, Farm Practices

Va. couple wins national Farm Bureau honor

January 14, 2010

Scott and Mendy Sink of Blacksburg were named winners of this year’s American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer & Rancher Excellence in Agriculture Award.

Awards and Contests, Virginia Farm Bureau, Young Farmers

Farm Bureau rep tells Congress proposed bay legislation could force out agriculture

December 10, 2009

Representing the state’s largest agricultural organization in front of Congress on Dec. 9, Wilmer Stoneman testified how proposed federal Chesapeake Bay legislation would impose a huge burden on farmers.

Chesapeake Bay, Legislative Issues

Mandatory bay regulations could shut down Virginia farms

November 5, 2009

If new legislation is passed reauthorizing the Chesapeake Bay Program, some Virginia farmers might have to close up shop.

Chesapeake Bay, Legislative Issues

Agricultural workers often hard to find

July 2, 2009

Finding good help seems to be a universal problem in the agriculture industry.

Legislative Issues

H-2A confusing but necessary for many producers

June 1, 2009

Many of Virginia’s agricultural producers could be out of business or forced to downsize if it weren’t for the federal H-2A program that allows foreign citizens to temporarily work on a U.S. farm.

Legislative Issues

‘We wanted three things. … We actually got all three’

August 1, 2008

Virginia farmers and their counterparts nationwide began signing up late last month for programs that under the new federal farm policy will deliver some certainty for the 2008 crop year.

Legislative Issues

Owners standing up for property rights in eminent domain cases

June 19, 2008

Use of eminent domain to seize privately owned land has the potential to affect thousands of Virginians every day.

Legislative Issues, Property Rights

Kelo decision has spurred changes in 42 states

June 12, 2008

It’s been almost three years since a U.S. Supreme Court decision made people realize their American dreams literally could be snatched right out from under them.

Legislative Issues, Property Rights

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