Agriculture

The program provides direct financial support to eligible applicants who sustained damage to farm infrastructure, timber, or certain commodity loss across the 27 localities designated as federal disaster areas.

Virginia’s drought is now expected to persist through the end of July.

Hosted by the Shenandoah Valley Soil & Water Conservation District, the event challenged high school teams in a hands-on outdoor competition focused on natural resources, ecology and sustainability.

A new state-of-the-art feed mill and grain processing facility will create 146 jobs for Virginians in Rockingham County.

Almost 90-percent of the Commonwealth of Virginia is currently in a drought.

The North River Ranger District is planning prescribed burns today through Sunday, April 12 near Hone Quarry and Briery Branch Reservoirs.

Stakeholders from across Virginia’s food and agriculture sectors gathered Tuesday at Blue Ridge Community College in Augusta County.

Sunrise Farms is opening its gates to the public with guided tours that offer a firsthand look at sustainable agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley. Visitors can explore pasture-raised livestock, learn about non-GMO farming practices, and see how food goes from field to table during the interactive, family-friendly experience.

Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Katie Frazier visited Weyers Cave on Saturday evening.

After weeks of speculation, it is now confirmed that the Shenandoah Valley’s largest poultry operation has been sold.