Ag features at State Fair include animals, crops—and pizza?
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Agriculture will be everywhere when the State Fair of Virginia opens on Sept. 28.
Search Results for tobacco
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The Farm Bill: Supporting farming for food and industry
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I recently enjoyed a stop at the Virginia State Peach Festival, held in Stuart on August 16. For 31 years, the festival has been celebrating peaches and all their uses, from eating them on their own to enjoying them in a homemade cobbler.
Virginia corn, soybean production expected to increase
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The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the August Crop Production report forecasting larger Virginia soybean and corn crops.
Virginia soybean farmers hurt by Chinese trade tariffs
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China is the No. 1 export destination for $691 million of Virginia’s agricultural exports, so China’s retaliation for recently imposed U.S. tariffs is hurting the state’s farmers.
Press Glass to invest $43.55 million to establish first Virginia manufacturing operation
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Press Glass, the largest independent flat glass processing operation in Europe, will invest $43.55 million to establish a 280,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Henry County.
Speyside Bourbon Cooperage to establish operations in Smyth, Washington counties
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Speyside Bourbon Cooperage, Inc. will invest $26 million to establish a bourbon barrel cooperage in Smyth County and $9 million in a new stave mill facility in Washington County.
Free screening of ‘Chasing the Dragon’ on July 24: Panel discussion on addiction to follow
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The Greater Augusta Wellness partnership is inviting the public to attend a free screening of the film “Chasing the Dragon” on Tuesday, July 24 at 6 p.m. at the Bridge Christian Church, 1275 Goose Creek Road in Fishersville.
Older, and wiser
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After losing my first and only run for public office, for a seat on Waynesboro City Council in 2008, I was told by a conservative businessman who had opposed my run that I’d eventually come around to his way of thinking.
Mountain Top Timber Products to expand operations in Scott County
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Mountain Top Timber Products, LLC will invest $3.76 million into a long-abandoned industrial building in the Town of Dungannon.
E-cigarettes 101: what makes your device tick
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Traditional cigarettes are the past. E-cigs are the latest trend, and it appears that they are here to stay. The devices come in different forms and shapes, and you can find one that matches your style.
