Agriculture Environment Health & Safety Police & Fire Beat
Buy firewood locally to avoid invasive diseases and pests, say Va. forestry experts
FROM Virginia Farm Bureau Federation 10/31/24 / Agriculture / Environment / Health & Safety / Police & Fire Beat /
It’s very difficult to determine if wood is infested, and it can be infested with a variety of invasive pests,” said Bill Osl, a Cumberland County forestland owner who chairs Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Forestry Advisory Committee and the Virginia Board of Forestry. “By buying firewood locally, you’re not just limiting the spread of these destructive and non-native organisms, you’re also helping someone in the community and supporting the local economy..”
$9800 planning grant awarded for new meat processing facility in Fauquier County
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FROM the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin 10/25/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Good Eating / Money & Taxes / State Government / Warrenton /
Fauquier County Department of Agricultural Development and the Fauquier Livestock Exchange Board of Directors have been awarded a planning grant to aid in the development of a new abattoir in Marshall. The $9,800 grant, from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Planning Grant Program, will help to establish a management structure and strategic plan for the operation of the new meat-processing facility
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Virginia marks Forest Products Week Oct. 20-26 and salutes forestry workers
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10/22/24 / Agriculture / Business / Environment / People & Places / State Government /
"Sustainable forestry provides so many benefits…clean air and water, economic development, wildlife habitat, timber, and recreation,” said Rob Farrell, State Forester of Va. Dept. of Forestry (DOF). “Forest Products Week celebrates Virginia’s working forests, thousands of professionals and partners who work in them, and the environmental benefits and sustainable products they provide for all of us."
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More than 2000 plants, shrubs, trees now growing along Sudley Rd. in Manassas
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FROM Prince William County Government 09/25/24 / Agriculture / Environment / Local Government / Money & Taxes /
The beautification project along Sudley Road from Rixlew Lane to Portsmouth Road has been completed. The project introduced new landscaping, including crape myrtles, knock-out roses, shamrock hollies, variegated liriope, coreopsis, salvias, nepetas and hydrangeas, all selected to enhance the appeal of the area.
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Want to learn how to can? Class on Oct. 16 in Bristow
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FROM Virginia Cooperative Extension 09/16/24 / Agriculture / Bristow / Good Eating / Local Government /
Virginia Cooperative Extension will host a Canning Class on Wednesday, Oct 16 at 5:30 pm in the Community Room at St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Rd, Bristow. Space is limited, there are 5 seats remaining.
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Want a beehive? Apply by Sept. 6 to get a chance for the Va. Beehive Lottery
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FROM Va. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services 08/23/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Good Eating / People & Places / State Government / Nature and the Outdoors /
Distribution Program now accepting applications for Beehive Lottery. Applicants must be a Virginia resident, 18 and older, to be eligible to receive beehive units.
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Virginia’s dairy industry attracts NY-based manufacturer of Indian yogurt products
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FROM the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin 08/23/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Business / Good Eating / State Government /
Desi Fresh Foods, a New York-based manufacturer of Indian-style spoonable and drinkable yogurt products that are distributed nationwide to retailers and food service customers, is expanding its operations to the Winchester area of Virginia, bringing news jobs and investments./
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You could be a chicken or a turkey
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FROM Virgina Farm Bureau Federation 08/22/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Education / Environment / Health & Safety /
A customizable “poultry photo op” trivia and photo board in Chesterfield County, just south of Richmond, will educate adults and youth about a variety of poultry topics such as chicken development, hatching and by-products. “The interactive board will draw people in and encourage them to learn more about poultry through additional educational opportunities in our tent,” like seeing live chickens and chicks hatching.
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Fall lawn information from Va. Cooperative Extension on Aug. 14
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FROM Virginia Cooperative Extension 08/12/24 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment / Real Estate / State Government /
Join Virginia Cooperative Extension Environmental Educator Elesha Young
on Wednesday, Aug 14 at 6 p.m. for tips
on what you might need to do for your turf in the coming months.
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IRS offers help to military members and veterans with their unique tax needs
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and their families often qualify for special tax benefits. An IRS news release describes some of the most common deductions and exclusions and tells where to get more information.
