Apple yield ample; harvest behind schedule due to labor shortages
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Fall weather often leads to people craving seasonal favorites made with local apples – apple cider, apple pie and apple dumplings to name a few.
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‘Don’t text’: SmartSigns to remind drivers of rules of the road, aimed at reducing accidents
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Transportation officials and automotive engineers are imagining a future without crashes and fatalities, as innovators work to design systems and technologies to make roadways safer.
Dulles, National airport workers pushing for paid sick leave, employer-paid healthcare
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Contracted service workers at Dulles and National Airports believe they are understaffed and think a lack of paid sick leave and employer-paid healthcare may be contributing to National Airport’s #3 ranking among U.S. airports and #8 worldwide with the most summer cancellations.
Holly Sklar: 13 years with minimum wage falling behind
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The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 13 years. That’s just $15,080 a year if you work full time.
State Fair’s longtime midway operator shares logistics of delivering fair fun
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Familiar midway amusements and attractions are brought to the State Fair of Virginia every fall through a massive behind-the-scenes effort.
Working farm dogs celebrated in Farm Bureau national contest
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Farm dogs protect livestock and property, herd animals and neutralize pests, all while providing loving companionship for farm families and supporting farmers in producing the world’s food, fiber and other products.
Virginia Tourism launches new marketing campaign, ‘Virginia is for…’
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Virginia Tourism Corporation has announced the launch of its new 2022 Flagship Campaign, “Virginia is for…,” an integrated paid advertising campaign spanning broadcast, out-of-home, digital, social media and search.
Mental health screenings will help K-12 schools support social-emotional skills
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Universal mental health screenings for children in schools K-12 will help address the growing concern of the mental health crisis among children and teens.
Bill regulating farm use placards signed into law
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Farmers frequently will display farm use placards to signify they’re using vehicles solely for the purposes allowed, which permit farmers to waive defined aspects of Virginia’s vehicle registration process.
More than 25 percent of Virginians unaware of lifesaving HPV vaccine
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A study has identified the Virginians least likely to know that there is a potentially lifesaving vaccine available for human papillomavirus, which is responsible for up to 10 percent of all cancers.
