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The production of sugar has indeed taken a huge environmental toll. “Sugar has arguably had as great an impact on the environment as any other agricultural commodity,” reports the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), citing biodiversity loss as a result of the “wholesale conversion of habitat on tropical islands and on coastal areas” to grow sugar.
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One Book One Community is returning to the Staunton-Augusta County-Waynesboro area. This cooperative venture is designed to bring the community together through the experience of reading the same book.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the 2013 apple crop is excellent and harvest is coming along nicely.
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Virginia apples are in season, and according to growers this year’s crop is top-notch. Apples were brought to North America by European colonists. With more than 7,500 varieties, they are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits.
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe launched his women’s health policy “Healthy Women, Healthy Families” today and met with a group of women and students in Virginia Beach to discuss protecting women’s access to preventive care in the Commonwealth.
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The Virginia Department of Health is introducing a web-based Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, designed to encourage greater participation in the survey, particularly among underrepresented groups.
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Last month I had the tremendous honor to keynote a dinner at the National FFA State Presidents’ Conference in Washington, D.C. This is an annual event that brings two state FFA officers from each state to our nation’s capitol for a week of intense leadership development.
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Virginia melon crops are in season and looking good in spite of the rain.
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Today, the Obama administration issued a new report highlighting the benefits of the Affordable Care Act for the people of Virginia. Thanks to the healthcare law, the 88 percent of Virginians who have insurance have more choices and stronger coverage than ever before. And for the 12 percent of Virginians who don’t have insurance, or Virginia families and small businesses who buy their coverage but aren’t happy with it, a new day is just around the corner.
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U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) read messages on the Senate floor on Thurday from several Virginia constituents impacted by sequester cuts and federal employee furloughs, and urged his colleagues to work together to resolve a budget impasse before the fiscal year ends on September 30th.
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