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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.

Pop the cork on Virginia Vineyard Month

April 5, 2018

April marks a new wine grape growing season and Virginia Vineyard Month. It’s also a good time to toast one of the state’s fastest-growing agricultural industries.

Food and Drink, News, Wine, Wine Grapes

Any time is a fine time to celebrate Virginia wine

October 13, 2017

The popularity of Virginia wine continues to grow, and October’s 29th annual Virginia Wine Month is the perfect time to sample some.

Crops, Food and Drink, News, Wine, Wine Grapes

Farm Bureau plays a part in filling your wine glass

September 27, 2017

There’s a Virginia wine for every taste and occasion, and Virginia Farm Bureau has supported the industry along the way.

Agriculture Business, Crops, News, State Fair of Virginia, Wine Grapes

Virginia’s wine grape harvest is ripe, robust—and early

August 10, 2017

The crush of Virginia’s wine grape harvest is ahead of schedule, and the fruit is robust.

Crops, Food and Drink, News, Wine, Wine Grapes

Agritourism plays important role in Virginia economy

April 27, 2017

Agritourism plays an important role in the $70 billion annual economic contribution made by Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries.

Agriculture Business, Agritourism, Crops, News, Wine Grapes

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

Virginia’s wine grape production was up in 2015

July 28, 2016

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.

Crops, News, Wine Grapes

Your Virginia wine started out in a Virginia vineyard

June 6, 2016

Virginia is home to more than 250 wineries, and there’s a Virginia wine for every taste and occasion.

Agriculture Business, Crops, Food and Drink, Wine, Wine Grapes

Vineyard grant expected to boost wine grape acreage in Southside

March 17, 2016

An $800,000 Southern Virginia Vineyard Development and Expansion Grant available through the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission is expected to foster new and expanded wine grape acreage in Southside Virginia.

Grants, Programs, Wine Grapes

NASA research provides out-of-this-world benefit for grape growers

October 9, 2015

Virginia’s wine grape industry has really taken off over the past 20 years. Now NASA is helping the state’s grape growers find new ways to meet the growing demand for wine grapes and vineyards.

Wine Grapes

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