2023 Annual Convention
Midlothian fertilizer company wins ‘Bull Pen’ challenge
Midlothian-based fertilizer company NTP Technologies earned top honors in the second annual Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability Agricultural and Forestry Innovation Challenge.
Farm Bureau president: Farmers are making a difference in Chesapeake Bay cleanup
The president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation said that the money the 2023 General Assembly appropriated for agricultural best management practices stands to make a difference in improving the quality of the Chesapeake Bay.
Young Farmers honor county Farm Bureau president with Warren Beach Award
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee honored Howard Nester of Chesterfield County with its 2023 Warren Beach Award for his contributions to the VFBF Young Farmers Program.
American Farm Bureau advocacy affected by courts, ports and labor
The American court system is “incredibly important” for agricultural advocacy. That was the message from Travis Cushman during a workshop titled “Courts and Ports: A Look at Legal and Economic Issues Facing American Agriculture.”
Farm Bureau honors Harrisonburg reporter with excellence award; other news professionals recognized as well
Harleigh Cupp, a reporter for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, was recognized Nov. 28 with Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2023 Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, the top honor in Farm Bureau’s annual Journalism Awards program.
