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Virginia dairy producers discuss improvements to farm bill safety net

April 6, 2017

The American Farm Bureau Federation is working to ensure a better safety net for farmers, and asked Virginia dairy producers for their input.

Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News

Americans agree across party lines when rating sustainability of farms

March 30, 2017

Some common ground: Democrats and Republicans agree that agriculture is a sustainable industry, and both believe sustainability incentives should be used instead of government regulation of farms.

Agriculture Business, Farm Bill, Farm Practices, Legislative Issues, News

Farmers, forest landowners can apply for environmental quality incentives

February 2, 2017

Virginia farmers and forest landowners can apply for assistance to protect the health and productivity of their land under the federal Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

Crops, Farm Bill, Forestry, Legislative Issues, News

USDA to measure financial well-being of dairy farmers

January 12, 2017

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service are visiting dairy farms across the nation in January to assess the state of today’s dairy industry.

Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News

Preliminary work on next census of agriculture begins

January 5, 2017

The 2017 Census of Agriculture is coming, and farmers are urged to promptly reply to a preliminary letter arriving soon in the mail.

Agriculture Business, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News

Virginia farmers to help shape national Farm Bureau policies

December 30, 2016

Virginia representatives will join nearly 7,000 Farm Bureau members from across the nation in shaping policies important to farmers and ranchers Jan. 6-11 at the 2017 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Phoenix.

Events, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, Meetings and Events, News, Virginia Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau president: Whether focus is crops or politics, farmers always looking to next year

December 13, 2016

Even as the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation celebrated 90 years of service to Virginia agriculture at its 2016 Annual Convention in Hot Springs, the organization’s president issued a call to stay focused on the future.

Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, Meetings and Events, News, VFBF Annual Convention, Virginia Farm Bureau

Farm Bureau ready to work with new administration

December 1, 2016

As the transition to a new Republican administration begins, Farm Bureau members look forward to working with the new president and members of both parties to solve challenges facing farmers and rural America.

Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News

USDA announces enrollment period for safety net coverage in 2017

December 1, 2016

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced on Oct. 28 that producers on farms with base acres under the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill can begin signing contracts to enroll for the 2017 crop year.

Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News

Presidential candidates weigh in on agricultural issues

December 1, 2016

Both major-party presidential nominees have answered some of U.S. farmers’ burning questions related to policies affecting agriculture.

Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News

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