WINCHESTER – Raw milk can be used to make a wide range of dairy products, but it cannot be purchased or sold in Virginia.
Shenandoah County officials are one step closer to putting their strategic plan into action after Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $10,000 planning grant for the county on Tuesday.
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Shenandoah Valley native Matt Lohr has been appointed to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Virginia’s turkey production inched up over 2017’s figures as the state produced 17 million birds, good for the sixth most in the country.
Money meant to alleviate drops in farm revenue might not be helping small farms according to data the Environmental Working Group analyzed and released last week. While the Commodity Credit Corporation doles out funds, many large agribusinesses are benefitting rather than more vulnerable farmers.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service opens two important surveys today to help forecast crop yields for every county in the state.
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Now that election season has come and gone, some groups are urging lawmakers to get back to work and finish what they’ve started.
This past summer’s weather has mixed up forecasts for staple Virginia crops. The Virginia Department of Agricultural Consumer Services released its November Crop Production report on Friday that showed positive if unexpected trends in crop production.
Kyan Pfister, 14, a Strasburg High School FFA student, backs up as he gives Sandy Hook Elementary School second-grader Gigi Mullins, 7, a rod and reel casting lesson during a Nature Trails visit to the school on Thursday. Rich Cooley/DailySandy Hook Elementary School second-grader Llain Gonz…
Sierra Miller, 15, a sophomore at Central High School, textures a sample of topsoil during the State FFA Soil Judging Contest held Tuesday at Woodbine Farm Market near Strasburg. Rich Cooley/DailyA group of high school students stand in silhouette against rising fog on this hillside at Woodb…
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WOODSTOCK— The founder and owner of Muse Vineyards led a group of about 20 people on a new wine trail looping through his property Saturday afternoon, hoping to give them an appreciation for the hard work that goes into producing a bottle of wine from bud to glass.
WOODSTOCK – After winning the Virginia Governor’s Cup in 2015 and opening a tasting room the following year, Muse Vineyards in Woodstock, is adding another feature to its 60-acre estate this weekend.
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Strasburg High School will bolster its Nature Trail Visits program thanks to a $500 grant from the Agriculture in the Classroom nonprofit organization.
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Trade wars and bad weather have crushed farmers this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates project a 12-year low in net farm income in 2018.
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FRONT ROYAL – The Warren County Fair, which runs through Sunday, is the ultimate test of a 4-H member’s hard work, but according to Angel Kidwell, 18, of Front Royal, the understanding of the 4-H’s is the ultimate test of their skills.
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Local farmers have been receiving their Agriculture Loss Coverage-County (ARC-CO) contracts and/or Price Loss Coverage contracts (PLC) through email from the Farm Service Agency in Strasburg.
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