News & Features

Virginia Farm Bureau News & Features is your place for news and information from around Virginia. From gardening tips and recipes to politics and events, stay up to date with what matters to Virginians.

Virginia poultry farms benefit from successful disease control

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.




Celebrate farm fresh produce with National Farmers Market Week

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.



Rare Meadow Stable memorabilia now housed at Secretariat’s birthplace

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. 




New Henry County feed mill to create 32 new jobs

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



Serious Savings On Summer Fun

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



Farmers urged to be on the lookout for marijuana

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




Farm Bureau applauds Senate passage of GMO labeling bill

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



Election website tracking candidates’ stands on ag issues

As the Democratic and Republican parties prepare for their respective national conventions, the American Farm Bureau Federation continues to share information on where the parties’ presumptive nominees stand on farm and rural issues. FB Advocacy Election ’16 at election16.fb.org tracks the candidates’ views on agriculture-related subjects.



Use portable generators safely this summer

During a power outage, portable generators are handy for allowing you to have a hot shower and keep your food cold and your home cool. But they do come with a safety risk.



Is cotton part of your back-to-school clothes?

Virginia cotton farmers may have grown the materials for your son’s new blue jeans or your daughter’s trendy T-shirt.




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