August is not only peak picking time for fresh peaches but also National Peach Month. And despite weather challenges earlier in the year, it’s possible to celebrate with a juicy Virginia-grown peach.

The Virginia office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service recently compiled figures on the state’s 2015 wine grape production, and the outlook presented a fine balance.

Homestead Creamery Inc. started a brand awareness campaign that has turned into an East Coast educational tour.

Biosecurity measures on Virginia poultry farms have been important over the past year due to an avian influenza outbreak that started in 2014 in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and California.

This year’s National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 7-13, marks the 17th annual celebration of markets and the important role they play in local economies.

The birthplace of Secretariat at The Meadow Event Park is now the site of a rare memorabilia collection from the early days of Meadow Stable. 

The new Performance Livestock and Feed Co. production facility in Henry County will create jobs and help area grain producers as well.

Did you know your membership can help you save serious cash on summer fun?

Farmers in Southwest Virginia are being urged to check their property for marijuana planted by trespassers.

The U.S. Senate’s passage of legislation S. 764 is being called a victory for farmers, ranchers and sound science.