Nearly a decade ago, a groundbreaking study examined a persisting crisis on family farms—one threatening prosperity and child safety.
Consumers are feeling the pinch from the increasing cost of everyday expenses. But, the spike in egg prices is not caused by inflation. The culprit is the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
A newly released report found that the total economic output for food and agriculture-related industries in the U.S. grew 11.8% over the last year, reaching $9.63 trillion.
A newly released study found that the annual economic impact of Virginia’s agriculture and forestry sectors increased by nearly 7% since similar research was conducted in 2016.
Virginia forests provided $21 billion to the state’s economy in 2017. More than 62 percent of the commonwealth qualifies as forestland, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry.