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Va. dairy farmers helping food-insecure households

  December 13, 2018
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The state’s first milk purchase program to benefit food-insecure families was announced Dec. 5 at the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, located in the heart of dairy country.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, News
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Young Farmers to compete for national honors, prizes at AFBF event

  December 7, 2018
Winners of three Virginia Farm Bureau Federation competitions will compete against their peers from across the nation at the 2019 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.


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Awards and Contests, News, Virginia Farm Bureau
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New trade agreement to help Virginia farmers

  December 6, 2018
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On Nov. 30 the revision of a 24-year-old pact between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, or USMCA, was agreed upon by the three countries.


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Agriculture Business, Agriculture Trade, Legislative Issues, News
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Virginia Young Farmers to compete nationally in January

  December 6, 2018
Winners of three Virginia Farm Bureau Federation competitions will compete against their peers from across the nation at the 2019 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.


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Awards and Contests, News, Virginia Farm Bureau
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Rockingham County farmer Matt Lohr named NRCS chief

  December 6, 2018
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Rockingham County farmer Matt Lohr has been appointed to serve as chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.


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Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, News
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Deck the halls, but beware of boxwood blight

  December 6, 2018
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Boxwood blight, which has been found in about 30 Virginia counties, can deliver a dose of dieback to an unwitting landscape.


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Gardening, News
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Get a look at Virginia-made holiday goodies, on Real Virginia

  December 4, 2018
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This month Real Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s weekly television program, will share lots of Virginia-produced foods and beverages for seasonal celebrations. They include Virginia mead and many goodies marketed through the state’s Virginia’s Finest program.


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Magazines, News, Real Virginia TV Program, Virginia Farm Bureau
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Forests have huge impact on Virginia agriculture

  December 4, 2018
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Virginia forests provided $21 billion to the state’s economy in 2017. More than 62 percent of the commonwealth qualifies as forestland, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry.


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Agriculture Business, Crops, Economy, Forestry, News
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Accomack County farmer re-elected to Farm Bureau board

  November 29, 2018
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Accomack County vegetable and grain producer David L. Hickman of Horntown was elected Nov. 29 to an eighth three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.


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Meetings and Events, News, VFBF Annual Convention 2018, Virginia Farm Bureau
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Lunenburg County farmer re-elected to Farm Bureau board

  November 29, 2018
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Lunenburg County grain producer and former tobacco grower J.M. Jenkins of Blackstone was elected Nov. 29 to a 16th three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.


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Meetings and Events, News, VFBF Annual Convention 2018, Virginia Farm Bureau
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