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Sign up for a Farm Bureau membership and save at Va. Horse Festival

March 2, 2018

New Virginia Farm Bureau members will receive two adult one-day admission tickets to the 2018 Virginia Horse Festival at The Meadow Event Park March 23-25.

Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, Virginia Horse Festival

Motorists, be alert: Spring means farm equipment on roads

March 1, 2018

Spring planting and the harvest of wheat and other small grains in May and June means more Virginia farmers will need to be moving tractors and other heavy equipment on public roads.

Auto Safety, Farm Safety, News, Safety

Ferrum speaker: GMOs provide bridge to a better life

March 1, 2018

Dr. Tim Durham doesn’t like the term ‘GMO;’ he prefers ‘biotechnology.’ “GMO has a bad connotation to it,” the Ferrum College assistant professor of agronomy and agricultural sciences explained during a Feb. 24 workshop at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Winter Expo.

Crops, News

Berry production will be focus of March 8 conference

March 1, 2018

The 10th Annual Berry Production and Marketing Conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8 at Virginia State University.

Berries, Conferences, Crops, Meetings and Events, News

Farmers need to prepare for Produce Safety Rule

March 1, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule will go into full implementation for large U.S. farms in the summer of 2019. But recordkeeping must start this year.

Crops, Food and Drink, Food Safety, News, Vegetables

Small grains speaker urges farmers to use ‘realistic optimism’

February 22, 2018

When planning for the sale of their crops, grain farmers should use “realistic optimism.” That was the message delivered Feb. 20 by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Grain Division Manager Robert Harper during the 2018 Virginia Grains & Soybean Annual Conference.

Crops, Grain, News

Virginia’s, nation’s largest industry to be celebrated March 18-24

February 22, 2018

Virginia and U.S. agriculture will be celebrated during National Ag Week, March 18-24, and the 45th annual National Ag Day will be observed March 20.

Agriculture Business, News

The chicken dance: Broiler production keeps pace with growing consumer appetites

February 22, 2018

A recent report by the American Farm Bureau Federation notes that federally inspected broiler, or meat chicken, production and consumption has been growing for nearly a decade.

Animals and Livestock, News, Poultry

New VSU program helps open doors for beginning farmers

February 22, 2018

Virginia State University Cooperative Extension Small Farm Outreach Program is offering training for socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in 53 Virginia counties.

Agriculture Business, News, Programs

Farmers happy with recent rainfall but need more

February 15, 2018

More than 5 inches of rain in parts of western Virginia the weekend of Feb. 10 led to muddy conditions but happy farmers.

Agriculture Business, News

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