Free gifts to educators from Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom are intended to bring joy, engagement and inspiration to schoolchildren year-round.
In the nation’s northernmost cotton-producing state, the Virginia-grown crop is known for its quality, coveted by mills and manufacturers internationally.
Farming with children can look like “running a 100-meter sprint,” said a first-generation farmer.
The Southampton County Farm Bureau has donated a utility task vehicle, purchased to help improve emergency response in remote rural areas, to Southampton County Fire and Rescue.
The average price for a 10-person Thanksgiving meal in Virginia is $81.07, down from a record-high $91.30 in 2023.