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Virginia farmer and his son at top of national list for corn production
FROM Virgina Farm Bureau 01/09/25 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment / Nature and the Outdoors /
Charles City County farmer David Hula of Renwood Farms Inc. has topped nationwide yields for the 13th time, producing a 490.63 bushels-per-acre yield in the 2024 National Corn Growers Association Corn Yield Contest, according to the Virginia Farm Bureau. Sharing accolades in the irrigated strip-till category is Hula's son, Craig, who placed second with 461.30 bushels per acre.
PWC strawberry grower and farmers across state see losses from two hard freezes first week in April
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FROM Virginia Farm Bureau Federation 04/14/16 / Agriculture / Environment / Good Eating /
There’s risk every spring that a hard freeze will kill tender fruit blossoms, says the Virginia Farm Bureau. Virginia apple and peach growers are familiar with that risk. But growers across Virginia saw some losses from two hard freezes the week of April 3, including Jay Yankey, owner of Yankey Farms, a pick-your-own operation in Prince William County.
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Virginia has a new State Veterinarian, to begin work May 11
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03/30/16 / Agriculture / Health & Safety / State Government /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) recently selected Dr. Charles C. Broaddus as State Veterinarian and Director of the Division of Animal and Food Industry Services (AFIS). He will begin his new duties May 11.
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Century Forest Program starts July 1 after Gov. McAuliffe signs bill into law
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03/30/16 / Agriculture / Environment / People & Places / State Government /
Century Forest Program that goes into law July 1 is designed to honor and recognize Virginians who have owned working forestlands for 100 years or more. Officials at the Virginia Department of Forestry, which will manage the program when the law goes into effect, estimate that there are more than 1,000 individuals or families eligible for this distinction.
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Henry’s Farm Inc. recalls soybean sprouts due to possible health risk
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03/22/16 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Health & Safety /
Henry’s Farm Inc. of Woodford, Va. is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections to individuals with weakened immune systems.
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State Veterinarian lifts quarantine on Fauquier horse training facility
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03/16/16 / Agriculture / Health & Safety / Warrenton /
State Veterinarian Dr. Richard Wilkes has lifted the quarantine in effect since Feb. 22 on a thoroughbred training facility in Fauquier County. The quarantine was imposed for Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
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USDA specialty crop block grants available for Virginia agricultural interests
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03/12/16 / Agriculture / Federal Government / Money & Taxes / State Government /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) will accept applications from groups until April 14, 2016 for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant funding up to $60,000 per project
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Jan. 26 Pollinator Listening Session in Warrenton cancelled, to be rescheduled
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01/26/16 / Agriculture / State Government / Warrenton /
The listening session for The Pollinator Protection Plan in Warrenton scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, has been cancelled due to road conditions and will be rescheduled at a later time, according to Elaine Lidholm, spokesman for Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).
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5000 low income seniors in Virginia to receive food monthly from USDA
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01/11/16 / Agriculture / Federal Government / Good Eating / Health & Safety /
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced Jan. 11 that a federal appropriation of $279,488 for calendar year 2016 will allow 5,000 low-income, senior Virginians to receive a monthly allotment of food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Virginia State Police advise motorists how to prepare for upcoming winter storm
Seven tips from Virginia State Police to get ready to safely navigate next snowstorm due Jan. 10-11,
