Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Dec. 28 that 5 Pillar Meats, LLC will create 12 new jobs and invest more than $1.7 million to build a new, multi-species, meat processing facility in the Prince Edward County Business Park in Farmville. The new facility will provide processing services, under USDA inspection, for southside Virginia producers with a focus on beef, lamb, and goats.

Virginia's seven regional food banks will all benefit from this contribution and will distribute the peanut butter throughout their network of 1,350 pantries, soup kitchens, and other partner agencies.

Virginia's seven regional food banks will all benefit from this contribution and will distribute the peanut butter throughout their network of 1,350 pantries, soup kitchens, and other partner agencies.

Virginia's seven regional food banks will all benefit from this contribution and will distribute the peanut butter throughout their network of 1,350 pantries, soup kitchens, and other partner agencies.

Three major thoroughbred stakes races to relocate to Virginia in 2023: the Arlington Million, the Beverly D. Stakes and the Secretariat Stakes will be run at Colonial Downs

Every holiday season, thousands of Virginians invoke a family tradition of visiting the state’s nearly 500 Christmas tree farms to find a tree for their celebrations. Those looking for larger sizes, such as 10 feet or taller, will need to check early, and call their local Christmas tree farms.

The Salty Southern Route showcases flavors and traditions of coastal Virginia. Each location—country stores, farms, museums, peanut shops, restaurants, smokehouses, taprooms, inns and more—shares an agricultural connection. But the cultural discoveries and genuine hospitality at every stop are entirely unique.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Sept. 14 that California-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. will build the world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus, a $300 million investment in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park.