Harrisonburg Media Group and WSIG present Virginia FFA with a check.
Agriculture
3 weeks ago
Harrisonburg Media Group and WSIG raise money for Virginia FFA

During the month of November, WSIG sold special FFA shirts with all proceeds going to local FFA Chapters.

Clay and Paula Greene receive award from Zippy Duvall (r), President of the American Farm Bureau Federation
Local
3 weeks ago
Augusta County Young Farmers recognized for outstanding achievements at national convention

Augusta County couple Clay and Paula Craun Greene took third place in the AFBF Achievement Award competition.

Colorful bright sunrise
Local
4 weeks ago
Rockingham County teacher recognized for inspiring Virginia’s next Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry

Katie Frazier was involved in local 4-H and FFA as a teenager, which ultimately impacted her professional life.

Local
4 weeks ago
Timber theft is becoming an issue in Virginia

Timber theft is a real issue in the Old Dominion

Agriculture
4 weeks ago
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley awarded for riparian buffer maintenance project

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation awarded organizations for the maintenance of forested buffers.

Local
4 weeks ago
Cargill to sell turkey operations in the Shenandoah Valley to Pitman Family Farms

The sale includes the turkey processing plant in Dayton, which employs more than 1,000 people.

Agriculture
1 month ago
Valley farmers could see a dry spring

A winter drought could have a significant impact on farms growing wheat and other small grains, creating challenging conditions as we head into spring.

Agriculture
2 months ago
New Brocks Gap Natural Area Preserve protects rare forest

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. 

Agriculture
2 months ago
Grant will expand milk dispenser program in Virginia schools

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.

A deer at sunset
Agriculture
2 months ago
Safety at the top of the list during holiday hunting season

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.