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Governor Ralph Northam announced the winners of the 2019 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards, which were presented at the annual Environment Virginia Symposium held at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.
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The 2018 corn and soybean yield and production estimates are in from the USDA, and the top Virginia county for soybean yields in 2018 was Frederick County, with an average of 55.2 bushels an acre.
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Agriculture is increasingly spreading from rural areas into our urban and suburban communities for many reasons, not the least of which includes a growth in the number of people who want their food sourced locally.
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Your trip to Southeast Virginia just got tastier. Long-known for their peanuts, salt-cured hams and other pork products, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and Sussex counties and the city of Suffolk are all part of the new Salty Southern Route.
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At its March meeting this week, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) took action on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project.
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Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation that reduces the Retail Sales and Use Tax rate on essential personal hygiene products, including feminine hygiene products and nondurable incontinence products.
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Gov. Ralph Northam participated in a special kickoff event on Monday marking the beginning of Virginia Women Veterans Week and honoring the service and sacrifice of women veterans.
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The Federal Transit Administration has fully certified the Metrorail Safety Commission, entrusting safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail system to the MSC.
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The Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, led by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, recently published Native Plants for Virginia’s Capital Region.
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It’s no secret it’s been a wet winter in Virginia. As of Feb. 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s crop progress report estimated 82 percent of the state’s topsoil had surplus moisture.
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