Cucumbers in a basket on a table next to tomatoes.
Agriculture
2 months ago
Food assistance program facilitates access to Virginia Grown products at food banks statewide

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.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Shenandoah County producer wins Young Farmers Discussion Meet

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.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Youngkin reflects on growth of Virginia’s agricultural industry at Farm Bureau convention

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.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Farmers address public misconceptions about agriculture through connection on aligned values

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

A tractor harvesting a field.
Agriculture
2 months ago
Bridgewater native selected to be Virginia’s next Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry

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

Christmas Tree Farm Live tree
Local
2 months ago
Proceeds from Virginia Christmas tree farms benefit community organizations

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

Agriculture
2 months ago
Office of Working Lands Preservation established to streamline services for Virginia’s farm and forestland owners

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.

Groundwater levels graphic
Agriculture
2 months 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.

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Agriculture
3 months 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
3 months 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.