
Nation’s land-grant universities are source of education, ag evolution
Grads of Virginia State and Virginia Tech have participated in a long-celebrated partnership between U.S. land-grant universities and agriculture.

Grads of Virginia State and Virginia Tech have participated in a long-celebrated partnership between U.S. land-grant universities and agriculture.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Public Service Awards during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion.

Dominion is honoring its top company volunteers this spring by paying it forward with $1,000 donations to each recipient’s charity of choice.

Gardeners who started their own transplants from seed over the winter are thinking about putting them in the ground.

Virginia lost 300 small-scale farms last year, according to an annual survey by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

House and Senate budget negotiators have completed work on the budget conference reports for House Bill 1500.

The South Atlantic Hops Conference for hops growers, brewers and others with an interest in the hops industry will be held March 24 and 25.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam announced a series of legislative proposals on higher education accountability, affordability and accessibility.

Virginia Farm Bureau Federation honored three of its longtime volunteer leaders Nov. 30 with Distinguished Service Awards.

As immigrants continue to join Virginia’s population, opportunities are growing for farmers willing to raise new crops.
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