
Industry strives to attract next generation to agricultural careers
Even though there is a shortage of young people considering careers in agriculture, there are signs more students are pursuing ag education.

Even though there is a shortage of young people considering careers in agriculture, there are signs more students are pursuing ag education.

The 2016 Virginia Farm to Table Conference will be held Dec. 6-8 at Blue Ridge Community College’s Plecker Workforce Development Center.

UVA has appointed Noah Myung as the Academic Director of the Center for Leadership Simulation and Gaming at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

Fishburne Military School officially announced the dates for its newly expanded Summer Session program for 2017.

The JMU marching band will partner with Virginia Tech and Bath County High School to celebrate the value of music in Virginia.

Neeti Nair, associate professor in the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University.

“Growing for the Greater Good” is the theme of the 2016 annual Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.

Dominion Packaging will invest $25.1 million to expand its operation in Henrico County to support a new contract with Anheuser-Busch.

The coaching minor program at Bridgewater College has been accredited by the National Committee for Accreditation of Coaching Education.

The principal at Robert E. Lee High School, Mark Rowicki, dressed for school on Monday – Halloween – as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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