
Virginia’s field corn and soybean crops were off to a running start this season, thanks to rainy weather in the first half of summer. But soybean production was stunted as rain tapered off in July.

MT. CRAWFORD VA: (Rocktown Now) – The Virginia Poultry Federation (VPF) marked a century […]

RICHMOND, VA (Virginia Farm Bureau) — Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general […]

A relatively new plant disease called ‘tar spot’ has been detected in a Rockingham County corn field.

The Chairman of the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors is set to propose a resolution to affirm support for Virginia’s 2023 “Farmland Protection” Law that prohibits foreign adversaries from acquiring agricultural land in the Commonwealth.

RICHMOND, VA (Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources) – September is National Tree Stand Safety […]

The worst of Hurricane Helene’s unexpected impacts brought out the best in Virginia’s agriculture community. Farmers immediately dispatched hay bales, fencing supplies and financial donations to Southwest Virginia farmers in the aftermath of the September 2024 storm’s catastrophic flood and winds.
Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending more assistance as recovery continues.

Clay and Paula Greene of Augusta County received the 2025 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Achievement Award. They were recognized July 26 during the VFBF Young Farmers Summer Expo in Franklin County.

Sarah Craun of Rockingham County was named the 2025 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Outstanding Young Agriculturalist on July 26 during the VFBF Young Farmers Summer Expo in Franklin County.

Despite a wetter-than-average summer, some Virginia growers are anticipating a watermelon season worthy of celebration.