Nest
Agriculture
1 week ago
Financial incentives available to farmers for haying practices that support nesting birds

Farmers in 16 counties can apply for financial incentives to implement practices that help support nesting grassland birds during the 2026 haying and grazing season.

Up close of acorns
AG News
1 month ago
Virginia Department of Forestry collecting fallen tree nuts for nursery replanting

The D.O.F will be taking collections of a number of tree nuts until October 15.

A deer at sunset
Agriculture
1 month ago
Chronic wasting disease detected in Page County

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources has confirmed the first case of CWD in Page County.

Agriculture
1 month ago
From Feed to Farm: How Sunrise Farms cultivates health for animals and eggs

At Sunrise Farms, care in what animals eat isn’t a sideline—it’s central to how they raise their stock and their eggs. Here’s a look at what they’re doing and why it matters.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Virginia growers celebrate ‘phenomenal’ corn crop and hold out hope for drought-stricken soybeans

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.

Rockingham County VA Poultry Turkey history anniversary celebration music
Local
2 months ago
Poultry industry celebrates 100 years

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

A tractor harvesting a field.
Agriculture
2 months ago
Candidates for statewide races declare positions on crucial agricultural issues

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

Agriculture
2 months ago
Rockingham County corn farmers facing threat of rare plant disease

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

A tractor harvesting a field.
Agriculture
2 months ago
Rockingham County Chairman proposing affirmation of Farmland Protection Law

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.

A deer at sunset
Agriculture
2 months ago
Hunters headed back into the woods reminded of the ABC’s of tree stand safety

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

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