State and county Farm Bureau leaders are urging Congress to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement this fall.

More farmers and other equipment operators are buying compact tractors instead of full-size machines these days. Joel Hudnall, owner of Turf’s Up Landscaping, said one of his most useful tractors has only 48 horsepower and a smaller frame.

A cold, wet spring had a chilling effect on Virginia’s wheat and barley crops.

As immigrants from Asia, Latin countries and the Middle East continue to join Virginia’s population, opportunities are growing for farmers willing to raise new crops.

Wayside Farm Fun in Clarke County is honoring Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins with a corn maze made in his likeness.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Aug. 2 that Virginia will invest $850,000 over the biennial budget to expand its international trade initiatives promoting Virginia’s agriculture and forestry products.

U.S. farming production costs have decreased for the first time in several years.

Clearing unwanted brush and weeds can be a tiresome chore—unless you’re a hungry goat that can eat the trimmings. That’s the plan when a work crew from Goat Busters shows up at a job site.

Some Virginians have been able to duck the recent heat wave in air-conditioned offices and homes. But farmers work outside all year long, and several have been treated for heat exhaustion at Bedford Memorial Hospital.