Groundwater levels graphic
Agriculture
4 weeks ago
Local groundwater levels become a concern in late November

Groundwater levels in the central Shenandoah Valley have dropped another 4 feet over the past 30 days and are now at the third-lowest level in 10 years.

local buy farmers market
Agriculture
1 month ago
Farmers Market to offer Thanksgiving recipe kits

HARRISONBURG, VA – (Rocktown Now)  – With Thanksgiving just days away, the Harrisonburg Farmers […]

About a third of all female farmers in Virginia farm full-time.
Agriculture
1 month ago
Women farmers in Virginia will be in the spotlight in 2026

The United Nations is recognizing 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

Isabella Chism, chair, AFB Women’s Leadership Committee; Kristin Beery, Virginia; Terri Moore, AFBF Vice President of Communications.
Agriculture
1 month ago
Augusta County agriculture teacher graduates from national Farm Bureau program

Kristin Beery graduated from American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Communications Boot Camp on October 31, 2025.

Nest
Agriculture
2 months 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
3 months 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
3 months 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
3 months 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
3 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
3 months ago
Poultry industry celebrates 100 years

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