
McAuliffe: Agriculture, forestry economic impact has increased by $21 billion
A new comprehensive study shows Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries contribute $91 billion annually to the commonwealth’s economy.

A new comprehensive study shows Virginia’s agriculture and forestry industries contribute $91 billion annually to the commonwealth’s economy.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services encourages residents to help reduce the threat that invasive plants and pests pose.

Central Virginia landowners can learn more about actively managing their forestlands during the eighth annual Forest Landowners’ Retreat.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded final passage of the bipartisan Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act.

A new traffic light and the newly created 5th Street Station Parkway officially opens to road traffic today.

Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, a specialist in outbreak investigations who spent time in West Africa during the Ebola epidemic, will speak at Bridgewater College.

Dominion, government agencies and a company that specializes in removing waste coal are finishing up a major clean-up project in Southwest Virginia.

The first meeting of the Virginia Peninsula Sportsmen’s Association was on March 13, 1940. It was held to put together an organization that would be involved with outdoor sports.

A black bear’s ability to give birth during hibernation — a time when food and other resources are extremely limited — has always puzzled scientists.

Updates on plans for Virginia’s first utility-scale wind farm will highlight the Virginia State Wind Energy Forum on Wednesday at JMU.
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