Rep. Dave Brat, R-7th, told Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board members he would welcome their input on the debate over the 2018 Farm Bill, the nation’s most comprehensive farm legislation. 

Free lesson plans about sustainable agriculture are now available for high school teachers. 

As summer draws to a close on Capitol Hill, farmers are pleased that both Republican Congressional leaders and administration officials are asserting that tax reform will be the first order of business when Congress returns to Washington.

An increased U.S. consumer demand for high-fat dairy products is boosting the value of milk fat to the extent that dairy processors are holding back milk fat that previously might have been exported.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

Maxwell, a certified executive chef, culinary educator and member of the American Academy of Chefs, shares delicious seasonal recipes in a Real Virginia segment sponsored by Virginia Grown, a program of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell on Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program.

Maxwell, a certified executive chef, culinary educator and member of the American Academy of Chefs, shares delicious seasonal recipes in a Real Virginia segment sponsored by Virginia Grown, a program of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

From alpacas to zucchini and everything in between, agriculture will be front and center at this year’s State Fair of Virginia.

If you’re a Farm Bureau producer member, watch your mailbox for the September issue of Virginia Farm Bureau News magazine. In it, you’ll find coverage of the Young Farmers Summer Expo, and feature articles on the Virginia Agricultural Leaders Obtaining Results program and Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom’s 25th anniversary.

Between Aug. 7 and Sept. 22, members of county Farm Bureaus in Virginia can pick up coupons good for $4 off a $15 regular-price adult admission to the State Fair of Virginia at their county Farm Bureau offices.

Fall is the best time to grow or manage a cool-season lawn to ensure a beautiful yard in the spring.