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Farm Bureau calls agriculture education bill before Congress ‘critical’ for industry’s future

  August 3, 2017
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The nation’s largest agricultural organization is calling an ag education bill before Congress critical for ensuring the industry’s future.


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Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, News
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Virginia introduces new marketing tool for veterans who farm

  August 3, 2017
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Certified farmers can now use a modified Virginia Grown logo to promote their farm products as both locally grown and produced by U.S. military veterans.


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Agriculture Business, News
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USDA launches online Census of Agriculture questionnaire demo site

  August 3, 2017
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Farmers taking a break from the heat can maximize their downtime with a visit to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s online questionnaire demonstration site for the 2017 Census of Agriculture.


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Agriculture Business, News
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Summer weather patterns stress some crops

  July 27, 2017
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Extremely hot temperatures and only scattered showers are the formula for poor crops for some Virginia farmers every summer, and 2017 is shaping up to be more of the same.


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Agriculture Business, Animals and Livestock, Crops, Drought, News, Soybeans
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Virginia sweet corn is rolling in

  July 27, 2017
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Sweet corn harvest is well underway in Virginia, and farmers across the state are supplying consumers with the summer favorite.


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Corn, Crops, Food and Drink, Locally Grown Food, News
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Farm Bureau says modernized NAFTA must work for U.S. agriculture

  July 27, 2017
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North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations need to protect valuable market gains for U.S. agriculture while addressing remaining challenges in the closest international markets, Jason Perdue, a row crop, beef and poultry farmer from Nebraska, told the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade recently.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, News
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Chlorine dioxide pouches make produce safer

  July 27, 2017
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Two Florida companies are working to develop a small plastic pouch designed to make produce safer. The pouch releases chlorine dioxide gas, which eliminates E. coli bacteria and other pathogens from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables.


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Crops, Food and Drink, Health and Wellness, News
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Virginia has fewer bees but is seeing fewer losses

  July 26, 2017
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The number of Virginia honey bee colonies declined between the winter of 2015 and the winter of 2016, but a warm winter may have helped more bees survive this year.


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Bees, Honey, News
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Let Member Deals Plus® help you make smart back-to-school shopping choices

  July 26, 2017
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There is still some summer to be enjoyed, so do not panic. But if you have back-to-school shopping to take care of, take Virginia Farm Bureau’s Member Deals Plus® with you.


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Membership, News, Virginia Farm Bureau
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It’s just peachy to celebrate stone fruit in August!

  July 26, 2017
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Even though peaches originated in China, they are celebrated every August—National Peach Month—in the United States.


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Crops, Food and Drink, News, Peaches, Recipes
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