Agriculture

A mature stand of northern white cedar trees along the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Virginia’s largest remaining example of this globally rare forest, is now protected as part of Brocks Gap Natural Area Preserve. 

The Virginia State Dairymen’s Association has received a $115,000 grant to expand the use of bulk milk dispensers in school cafeterias across the Commonwealth.

With a few weeks left for general firearms deer season, the Department of Wildlife Resources wants to remind hunters to keep safety top of mind.

The Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program provides grants to charitable food assistance organizations to purchase Virginia Grown agricultural products, distributed to food-insecure Virginia residents statewide.

Cheyenne Rhodes of Shenandoah County took top honors in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Discussion Meet during the federation’s 2025 Annual Convention in Williamsburg.

In a farewell address to Virginia Farm Bureau Federation at the organization’s annual convention in Williamsburg on Dec. 3, Youngkin reflected on the success and influence of the state’s largest private industry during his tenure.

Farmers learned how to effectively approach critical conversations during a workshop at the 2025 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Williamsburg Dec. 2.

Katie Frazier, a native of Bridgewater, Virginia, has been selected to be Virginia’s next Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.

As commercial Christmas tree suppliers prepare to meet post-Thanksgiving demand, a few Virginia tree farms pass along their profits to support community organizations.

Formerly known as the Office of Farmland Preservation and administered by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Office of Working Lands Preservation is now housed within the Department of Forestry.