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Water quality efforts working, bay program reports

  April 4, 2019
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The Chesapeake Bay Program announced March 26 that water quality in the bay met its highest level since monitoring began in 1985, besting its previous record reported in 2017.


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Chesapeake Bay, Conservation, Farm Practices, Legislative Issues, News
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Farmers ask for flexible livestock hauling regulations

  March 7, 2019
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Virginia farmers are asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to consider the unique circumstances of transporting live animals over long distances, and amend regulations for farmers and other drivers hauling livestock.


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Agriculture Business, Animals and Livestock, Legislative Issues, Livestock, News
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Farm bill’s dairy components intended to help stabilize farms

  February 28, 2019
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As lawmakers began crafting the 2018 Farm Bill, the nation’s dairy farmers let them know they needed protections that amount to more than a drop in the bucket.


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Animals and Livestock, Dairy, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, Livestock, News
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2018 Farm Bill provides important safety net for farmers

  February 7, 2019
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In an uncertain business, the 2018 Farm Bill brings America’s farmers and ranchers five years of certainty by providing improved risk management tools and crop insurance.


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Agriculture Business, Farm Bill, Legislative Issues, News
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Farmers commended for keeping waterways clean, educating legislators

  January 31, 2019
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Virginia farmers received praise for their stewardship and political involvement Jan. 27 from a state official and a delegate whose district is urban and suburban.


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Agriculture Business, Chesapeake Bay, Legislative Issues, News
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Va. farmers share concerns with representatives during Legislative Day

  January 31, 2019
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County Farm Bureau presidents and other Farm Bureau volunteer leaders crowded the halls of the Pocahontas Building Jan. 28 to meet with delegates and senators during the annual Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Legislative Day.


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Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, Meetings and Events, News
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Legislators will see ‘Farmers in Action’ at Jan. 28 Farm Bureau event

  January 24, 2019
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State legislators will learn more about issues important to the commonwealth’s farmers Jan. 28 during Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Legislative Day.


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Legislative Issues, News
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Farmers welcome extension of Farm Service Agency re-opening

  January 24, 2019
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Although the federal government remains shut down, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will re-open all Farm Service Agency offices to assist farmers.


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Legislative Issues, News
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Benchmark data from NASS helps turn the wheels of agriculture

  December 27, 2018
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What begins as a conversation with a farmer sometimes ends up as timely, invaluable data analyzed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.


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Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, News
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Virginia farmers will help shape national Farm Bureau policies at annual convention

  December 27, 2018
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Seven delegates and two alternates from Virginia Farm Bureau Federation will join Farm Bureau producer members from across the nation in shaping policies important to farmers and ranchers at the 2019 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.


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Agriculture Business, Legislative Issues, Meetings and Events, News
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