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Training scheduled for farm-to-restaurant marketing

  December 1, 2016
Virginia Cooperative Extension will offer two training events in November for farmers interested in making products accessible and appealing to restaurateurs.


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Agriculture Business, Events, News
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Corn, soybean producers cautiously optimistic about harvest

  December 1, 2016
Despite a dry August and drenching rains from a hurricane, Virginia corn growers are expecting a good crop this year, part of a possible record corn crop nationwide.


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Corn, Crops, News
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In a contentious election year, rural voters remain engaged

  December 1, 2016
In this year’s highly contentious presidential race, very little has been said about rural voters or rural issues. But political experts believe the rural vote is still important, particularly in Congressional and state races.


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Legislative Issues, News
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Virginia launches program to honor longtime family forests

  December 1, 2016
Virginia has launched the nation’s first Century Forest Program designed to honor and recognize families who have owned working forestlands for more than 100 years.


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Crops, Forestry, News, Programs
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Organizers plant seeds for Virginia Farmer Veteran Coalition chapter

  December 1, 2016
The Farmer Veteran Coalition of America, which helps re-train veterans to become farmers, is forming a chapter in Virginia as part of a nationwide expansion.


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News, Programs
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Study finds agriculture is still a large part of Fauquier economy

  December 1, 2016
According to a recent economic impact study, Fauquier County farmland is serving as a barrier against sprawling development that characterizes parts of adjacent counties.


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Agriculture Business, Economy, News
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Agriculture mediation services now available for farm-related disputes

  December 1, 2016
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced Feb. 23 that agricultural mediation services are now available to the commonwealth’s agriculture community through a partnership with the North Carolina Agriculture Mediation Program, or NCAMP, at Western Carolina University. 


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News, Programs
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Cost-share funding helps both farmers and environment

  December 1, 2016
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has lobbied on behalf of its producer members this winter for adequate state funding of cost-share money for best management practices.


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Farm Practices, Legislative Issues, News
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Matthew mucked up some farms’ harvests over weekend

  December 1, 2016
Virginia has seen far more damaging fall storms than Hurricane Matthew. But on Oct. 8 and 9 that storm dealt some farms significant damage and caused harvest delays in some parts of the state.


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Agriculture Business, News
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Presidential candidates weigh in on agricultural issues

  December 1, 2016
Both major-party presidential nominees have answered some of U.S. farmers’ burning questions related to policies affecting agriculture.


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Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News
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