2024 Annual Convention
Accomack County farmer reelected to Farm Bureau board
Accomack County vegetable and grain producer David L. Hickman of Horntown was elected Dec. 4 to a 10th three-year term on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.
Halifax forester elected to Virginia Farm Bureau board
Halifax County forester A. Bruce Slagle was elected Dec. 4 to the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors. He will complete the three-year term of Robert J. Mills Jr. of Pittsylvania County, who was elected VFBF vice president.
Southampton agricultural tech company wins ‘Bull Pen’ challenge
Southampton-based agricultural software and drone manufacturing company Agricision Inc. earned top honors in the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural Sustainability Agricultural and Forestry Innovation Challenge.
Augusta County cattleman wins Young Farmers Discussion Meet
Marshall Slaven of Bridgewater took top honors Dec. 3 in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Discussion Meet at the 2024 VFBF Annual Convention in Hot Springs.
VFBF saves local governments’ right to determine solar facility locations
The president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation told farmers that the organization helped defeat legislation in this year’s General Assembly that would have taken away local governments’ ability to determine where commercial solar energy facilities are located.
Lunenburg County farmer honored with 50-year service award
J.M. “Jerry” Jenkins of Blackstone was honored on Dec. 4 for 50 years of service on the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation board of directors.
Young Farmers honor Wayne and Pattie Pryor with Warren Beach Award
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee honored Wayne and Pattie Pryor of Goochland County on Dec. 3 with its 2024 Warren Beach Award for their contributions to the VFBF Young Farmers Program.
American Farm Bureau president tells Va. farmers to continue pressing for a farm bill
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall told farmers attending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention Dec. 3 that “we need a modernized farm bill now!”
Farm Bureau honors Northern Neck newspaper with excellence award: TV news professionals recognized as well
The Rappahannock Record, a weekly newspaper based in Kilmarnock, was recognized Dec. 3 with Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, the top honor in Farm Bureau’s annual Journalism Award program.
Farm Bureau to hold annual convention Dec. 2-5 in Hot Springs
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Annual Convention & Meeting of Voting Delegates will be held Dec. 2-5 at The Omni Homestead Resort with the theme “Cultivating Connections.”
