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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.

Low prices make for a tough year for dairy farmers

April 14, 2016

Virginia’s dairy industry faces a tough year ahead. “It’s going to be a tough year for the dairy sector with probably the lowest prices since 2010,” predicted Dr. John Anderson, American Farm Bureau Federation’s deputy chief economist.

Agriculture Business, Dairy, Economy

Spring picnic foods more affordable than last year

March 31, 2016

If you’re shopping for spring picnic supplies, expect to be pleasantly surprised. Lower retail prices for several foods included in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual spring picnic marketbasket survey resulted in a slight decrease for the overall cost.

Agriculture Business, Economy

Farm profits down as 2015 ends

December 17, 2015

America’s farmers probably will see lower profits this year, according to the latest forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. And Virginia farmers are likely to be among them.

Agriculture Business, Economy

Survey: Virginians’ Thanksgiving meal cost decreases for 2015

November 19, 2015

Virginians will be able to feed their families a Thanksgiving meal for less than $4.50 per person this year, according to an informal price survey conducted by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

Agriculture Business, Economy

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

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

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

Farmers spent close to $400 billion on 2014 production costs

August 13, 2015

U.S. farmers spent $397.6 billion on agricultural production in 2014, up 8.3 percent from 2013. That’s the largest increase since 2008, according to the Farm Production Expenditures Annual Summary, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agriculture Business, Economy

Bull, beef industry prices are up nationwide

August 13, 2015

While droughts in 2011 and 2012 decreased cattle herds across the country, the beef industry is now enjoying an increase in demand and price—particularly prices for breeding bulls.

Agriculture Business, Animals and Livestock, Beef, Economy

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