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Virginia Farm Bureau News & Features is your place for news and information from around Virginia. From gardening tips and recipes to politics and events, stay up to date with what matters to Virginians.

Bedford County farmer and nurse practitioner receives Farm Bureau Lady Leader recognition

March 29, 2018

Dr. Amy E. Johnson of Bedford was honored through the Virginia Farm Bureau Lady Leader recognition program March 17 at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Spring Conference in Roanoke.

Awards and Contests, News, Programs, Virginia Farm Bureau, Women's Program

Carroll County producer is Farm Bureau’s Farm Woman of the Year

March 29, 2018

Amanda Parris of Hillsville has been named Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Farm Woman of the Year. She was honored during the VFBF Women’s Spring Conference, held March 16-18 in Roanoke.

Awards and Contests, News, Programs, Virginia Farm Bureau, Women's Program

Augusta County student named Farm Bureau Ambassador

March 29, 2018

Madison Slaven of Weyers Cave has been named the 2018 Virginia Farm Bureau Ambassador. She was honored at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Spring Conference, held March 16-18 in Roanoke.

Awards and Contests, News, Programs, Virginia Farm Bureau, Women's Program

Va. educator receives national honor for agriculture-based lessons

March 29, 2018

Jennifer Massengill, a science and technology teacher at Hampton Roads Academy in Newport News, is one of eight 2018 Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award recipients.

Agriculture in the Classroom, Awards and Contests, News, Programs, Virginia Farm Bureau

Virginia one of top states for strong residential building codes

March 29, 2018

Virginia ranked second in The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety 2018 Rating the States report. This information assesses the progress of 18 hurricane-prone coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast in strengthening their residential building codes.

Home Safety, Insurance, News, Safety, Virginia Farm Bureau

Women in Agriculture Gathering provides ‘wealth of information’

March 29, 2018

More than 80 farm women listened to experts, shared ideas and made plans to implement them during the Virginia Women in Agriculture Gathering March 24.

News, Programs, Women's Program

Dairy demand creates some concern for farmers

March 29, 2018

Jennifer Leech, a Rockbridge County dairy farmer, said she and her family recently were calculating how much milk it would take to make cheese for every pizza in Lexington.

Animals and Livestock, Dairy, News

Secretariat tours at historic birthplace offer insider information

March 29, 2018

Visitors who tour Secretariat’s historic birthplace get the inside scoop.

Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News

Newport News educator named Agriculture in the Classroom’s Teacher of the Year

March 28, 2018

Jennifer Massengill, a science and technology teacher at Hampton Roads Academy, has been named Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2018 Teacher of the Year.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Montgomery County dairy couple takes national honor for Excellence in Agriculture

March 28, 2018

Casey and Stacey Phillips of Montgomery County were named first runners-up for the 2018 American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Excellence in Agriculture Award. The competition took place at the AFBF Annual Convention, held Jan. 5-10 in Nashville, Tenn.

News, Programs, Young Farmers

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