Virginia’s marketing efforts of feeder cattle to Canada have paid off.

Virginia’s cattle population is currently 1.5 million, which is up about 30,000 head from 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In an effort to support ongoing market research efforts, American Farm Bureau Insurance Services is hosting a new online survey for dairy farmers at farmbureausellscropinsurance.com/dairy-risk-survey.

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.

U.S. cattle farmers can now export beef to China, which has opened up a previously closed market.

If you’ve recently discovered tunnels or uprooted plants in your yard, you may have a mole or vole problem.

The number of dairy farmers using the 2014 Farm Bill’s Dairy Margin Protection Program is the lowest it’s been since the program was introduced, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency.

Just as grilling season gets underway, consumers can expect to pay less for burgers and steaks for their cookouts.

Wildlife predators are not just a problem for cattle and sheep farmers, they are harming the state’s aquaculture industry as well.

The third annual Celebration of the Horse will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 6 at Rocky Oak Farm, 2693 Rocky Oak Road in Powhatan County.