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Leadership, outreach and community involvement are hallmarks of Women’s Program

February 23, 2017

Women involved in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Program work to promote the agriculture industry through educational projects such as Agriculture Literacy Week.

News, Programs, Women's Program

Celebrate Secretariat’s legacy at the Virginia Horse Festival and year-round

February 23, 2017

If you’re a fan of legendary Thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat, you’ll want to celebrate his birthday at his birthplace, The Meadow, with members of the Secretariat racing team.

Animals and Livestock, Equine, News, Programs, Secretariat

Caroline educator named Agriculture in the Classroom’s Teacher of the Year

February 16, 2017

Jessica Pittman, a first grade teacher in Caroline County, has been named Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom 2017 Teacher of the Year.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Groundshaker star attraction of Hoofprints of History Tours

February 2, 2017

It’s been a long time since Thoroughbred horses have lived at Secretariat’s birthplace at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, but things have come full circle.

Meadow Event Park, Meetings and Events, News, Programs, Secretariat

Grant funding available for Southside vineyard development; additional grapes needed

January 26, 2017

The Virginia Tobacco Commission has awarded a grant to help grow Southern Virginia wineries.

Crops, Grants, News, Programs, Tobacco, Wine Grapes

State, federal grant money available to farmers

January 26, 2017

Two of the latest grant opportunities for Virginia farmers and agribusiness operators are the Virginia Farm Business Development Program, announced last fall, and a federal local foods and farmers’ market grant program.

Grants, News, Programs

Got a teen driver? Smart Start Program can help save money

January 23, 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

Outback extraordinaire headlines Virginia Horse Festival at The Meadow Event Park

January 23, 2017

Outback horseman extraordinaire Guy McLean will perform and hold clinics at the third annual Virginia Hose Festival March 24-26 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.

Meetings and Events, News, Programs, Secretariat, Virginia Horse Festival

Hundreds of volunteers will visit schools during Agriculture Literacy Week

January 23, 2017

Every spring, as many as 1,000 volunteers visit Virginia classrooms and read books about agriculture to more than 50,000 children.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

Sleep Tight Farm named 2017 Virginia AITC book of the year

December 30, 2016

Virginia’s Agriculture in the Classroom program has named Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter, a children’s book by Eugenie Doyle, its 2017 Book of the Year.

Agriculture in the Classroom, News, Programs

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