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Harvest yields cut for Virginia peanuts, other field crops

November 12, 2015

After a record 2014 harvest, Virginia peanut growers anticipate a 10 percent smaller harvest this year, at 76 million pounds.

Agriculture Business, Peanuts

Cotton harvest ‘a very mixed bag’ after wet weather

November 5, 2015

There will be no record cotton crop in Virginia this year. Heavy rains the weeks of Sept. 27 and Oct. 4 knocked significant yields off this year’s cotton harvest, although not enough to declare crop disasters, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agriculture Business, Cotton, Economy

Shipping container gardens among solutions discussed at urban ag summit

October 29, 2015

Shipping container gardens, aeroponic growing towers and “green roofing” were among innovative solutions discussed at Virginia’s second annual Urban Agriculture Summit.

Agriculture Business, Events

Study finds Va. dairy industry’s economic impact is significant

October 29, 2015

Virginia’s dairy industry accounted for about $2.3 billion in economic output in the commonwealth last year and employed nearly 8,000 people.

Agriculture Business, Dairy, Economy

Homegrown by Heroes helps veterans promote farm products

October 16, 2015

Farmers who are military veterans are getting help marketing agricultural products from a new branding program of the Farmer Veteran Coalition called Homegrown By Heroes.

Agriculture Business

Governor announces new agricultural exports to Canada

October 16, 2015

Three Virginia specialty food companies are set to begin exporting their products into Canada.

Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade

State’s winter wheat production down more than one-fifth

October 16, 2015

Virginia farmers harvested 13.9 million bushels of winter wheat this past summer—22 percent less than in 2014 and 2 percent less than an August forecast.

Agriculture Business, Crops, Economy, Wheat

Virginia, nation seeing increase in organic farming and sales

September 24, 2015

More than 28,000 acres of Virginia farmland were used for organic production in 2014.

Agriculture Business, Animals and Livestock

Virginia among states expecting record corn yields

September 17, 2015

Virginia is one of nine states projected to have record-breaking corn yields for 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture Business, Corn

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