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A tractor harvesting a field.
Agriculture
4 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
4 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
4 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
4 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
4 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
4 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.

Isabella Chism, chair, AFB Women’s Leadership Committee; Kristin Beery, Virginia; Terri Moore, AFBF Vice President of Communications.
Agriculture
4 months 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
5 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
6 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
6 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.