Past and recent agricultural graduates of Virginia State University and Virginia Tech have participated in a long-celebrated partnership between U.S. land-grant universities and agriculture.

A container or garden-corner for growing basil will complement your tomatoes—in the landscape and in the kitchen.

When your tomato plants start producing in high gear, or the goods at your local farmers’ market were irresistible, homemade tomato sauce might be on the menu.

Like any produce, tomatoes grow best with proper care. The following are some tomato-growing tips:

Celebrate National Baked Bean Month by bringing this simple but delicious side dish to your next backyard  barbecue.

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

When you join Virginia Farm Bureau, you’re joining your local county Farm Bureau. The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation is made up of 88 such county affiliates.

The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance has released the agriculture industry’s first-ever sustainability report, which highlights examples of sustainable practices on farms and ranches across the nation.

On average, more people in the U.S. die in motor vehicle crashes on Independence Day than any other day of the year, according to an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety analysis of the five most recent years of available fatal crash data. 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its intention to extend the compliance dates for the agricultural water standards established by the Food Safety Modernization Act’s produce safety rule. The rule sets microbial quality standards for agricultural water, including irrigation water that comes into contact with produce.