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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.

Arroz con Pollo

April 4, 2017

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

Food and Drink, Recipes

Potato Salad

April 4, 2017

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

Food and Drink, Recipes

Grayson County producer is Farm Bureau’s Farm Woman of the Year

April 4, 2017

Dr. Mary Tomlinson of Galax has been named Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2017 Farm Woman of the Year. She was honored during the VFBF Spring Conference, held March 17-19 in Williamsburg.

Awards and Contests, News, Virginia Farm Bureau

Greensville County farmer and educator receives Farm Bureau Lady Leader recognition

April 4, 2017

Teresa Lindberg of Jarratt was honored through the Virginia Farm Bureau Lady Leader recognition program March 18 at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Spring Conference in Williamsburg.

Awards and Contests, News, Virginia Farm Bureau

Charlotte County man named Farm Bureau Ambassador

April 4, 2017

Chandler Vaughan of Keysville has been named the 2017 Virginia Farm Bureau Ambassador. He was honored at the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Spring Conference, held March 17-19 in Williamsburg.

Awards and Contests, News, Virginia Farm Bureau

Broccoli Potato Soup

April 3, 2017

This recipe was prepared by Chef John Maxwell, a certified executive chef, culinary educator and member of the American Academy of Chefs. Chef Maxwell shares delicious seasonal recipes in Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program sponsored by Virginia Grown, a program of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Food and Drink, Recipes

Mild winter could leave farmers high and dry this spring

March 30, 2017

A warm, dry winter already had affected many Virginia farmers this spring. The worst could be yet to come if the state does not get adequate rain, according to Jerry Stenger, director of the Virginia State Office of Climatology.

Agriculture Business, Drought, News

Americans agree across party lines when rating sustainability of farms

March 30, 2017

Some common ground: Democrats and Republicans agree that agriculture is a sustainable industry, and both believe sustainability incentives should be used instead of government regulation of farms.

Agriculture Business, Farm Bill, Farm Practices, Legislative Issues, News

Gardeners advised to toughen up seedlings for spring planting

March 30, 2017

Now that it’s officially spring, gardeners who started their own transplants from seed over the winter are thinking about putting them in the ground.

Gardening, News

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month—are you watching the road?

March 30, 2017

It’s a scary statistic—eight out of 10 traffic crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes in Virginia are related to a distracted driving incident.

Auto Safety, News

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