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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.

Romance your sweetheart on Virginia’s oyster trail!

January 30, 2018

Maine has its lobster, Alaska has salmon and Virginia has the oyster.

Aquaculture, Food and Drink, Locally Grown Food, News

Making travel plans? February’s issue of Cultivate should be of interest

January 30, 2018

Chilly days and nights are a great time to catch up with Farm Bureau with your most recent member publication and Real Virginia, the organization’s weekly television program.

News, Real Virginia TV Program, Virginia Farm Bureau

Close to 100,000 acres of Va. farmland in conservation program

January 30, 2018

Just three years after Virginia’s Resource Management Plan Program was implemented, the program has far exceeded its goal.

Agriculture Business, Conservation, Farm Practices, News

Get poetic savings on a Valentines Day surprise

January 30, 2018

The savings your Farm Bureau membership affords you on Valentines Day surprises is simply poetic!

Membership, Virginia Farm Bureau

Farmers need to fill out ag census by Feb. 5

January 25, 2018

Farmers are lagging behind in filling out the 2017 Census of Agriculture.

Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, News

New tax laws mean new estate plans needed

January 25, 2018

Farmers face many financial challenges when attempting to pass the family business to the next generation.

Estate Tax, Legislative Issues, News

Workshop to help cattlemen control harmful toxin

January 25, 2018

Virginia is home to more than 1.5 million head of beef cattle, and those animals are in danger of ingesting grass infected with a harmful toxin.

Animals and Livestock, Beef, Dairy, Meetings and Events, News

Tenth annual ag trade conference set for March

January 25, 2018

The 10th annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade is planned for March 5 at the Richmond Marriott Downtown.

Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Conferences, Meetings and Events, News

Food Safety Modernization Act goes into effect Jan. 26

January 18, 2018

The Food Safety Modernization Act will go in effect Jan. 26. Considered the most sweeping update of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years, it will affect the nation’s largest-scale produce growers, including some in Virginia.

Agriculture Business, Food and Drink, Food Safety, News

2018 Farm Bill to benefit everyone—not just farmers

January 18, 2018

Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill is a top priority for many farmers, but representatives of America’s and Virginia’s largest farm organizations say everyone benefits from the bill.

Agriculture Business, News

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