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Derby contenders have no shortage of Secretariat bloodlines

April 20, 2017

The Kentucky Derby has been called the most exciting 2 minutes in all of sports. In 1973 Virginia-born Secretariat made it the most exciting 1 minute and 59 and two-fifths seconds.

Meadow Event Park, News, Programs, Secretariat

Video simulation allows students to become temporary farmers

April 13, 2017

What challenges do farmers face to feed an anticipated 9 billion people worldwide by 2050? That’s the question middle and high school students who play Journey 2050, a video simulation promoted by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, will attempt to answer.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Your membership supports Young Farmers Program

April 5, 2017

Farm Bureau members help support the Young Farmers Program, which offers contests, seminars and networking opportunities for future agricultural leaders.

Membership, News, Programs, Virginia Farm Bureau, Young Farmers

Thousands learned about farming during Agriculture Literacy Week

March 23, 2017

More than 1,200 Virginia Farm Bureau volunteers and members of the state’s agricultural community marked Agriculture Literacy Week by reading to 50,000 preschool and elementary school students.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Got a teen driver? Smart Start Program available online

March 14, 2017

Help your teenage driver get off to a road-smart start—and save money, too—by enrolling in Virginia Farm Bureau’s Smart Start Program.

Auto Safety, Insurance, News, Programs, Safety, Virginia Farm Bureau

VSU will offer urban agriculture certification program this spring

March 2, 2017

Virginia State University will offer a 10-week certification program in urban agriculture starting March 11. The College of Agriculture program will include lectures and hands-on outdoor lab activities at VSU’s Randolph Farm near Petersburg.

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Virginia’s and nation’s largest industry will be celebrated March 19-25

March 2, 2017

Virginia agriculture will be celebrated during National Ag Week, March 19-25. National Ag Day is March 21.

Agriculture Business, Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Agriculture Literacy Week to feature readings of Sleep Tight Farm

February 23, 2017

Virginia’s Agriculture in the Classroom program will holds its seventh annual Agriculture Literacy Week March 6-10.

Agriculture in the Classroom, Meetings and Events, News, Programs

School garden projects germinating fast

February 23, 2017

As spring inches closer on the calendar, gardeners are not the only ones thinking about digging in the dirt. Many teachers are planning their schools’ spring gardens.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Virginia Tech Agricultural Technology Program to hold open house

February 23, 2017

Virginia Tech’s Agricultural Technology Program will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on March 18 at the university’s Litton Reaves Hall.

Agriculture Business, Meetings and Events, News, Programs

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