Specialty Crop Grants: Request for applications
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting applications for USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant funds.
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Virginia agricultural exports reach all-time high in 2012
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that agricultural exports from Virginia reached a new all-time high of $2.61 billion in 2012, shattering the previous record set last year by almost 12 percent. The governor’s announcement came during his keynote remarks at the fifth annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade in Richmond. The conference runs through Friday.
Fields of Gold receives Building Collaborative Communities Grant
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Agritourism in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia will be able to roll out a whole new range of activities in the coming years thanks to a recent $60,000 grant from the Building Collaborative Communities program. The Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission will administer the grant on behalf of the Fields of Gold region. Funds will be allocated to develop partnerships, create business support services for farmers and agritourism operators, market the Valley’s rich agricultural offerings and build a sustainable organizational structure for long-term viability.
McDonnell announces $225K for Building Collaborative Communities program
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Gov. Bob McDonnell on Tuesday announced $225,000 in funding for five projects in Virginia through the Building Collaborative Communities program, including a $60,000 grant to the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission.
Report: Smoking down among Virginia high school students
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Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Dr. Bill Hazel and the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) announced Thursday that youth smoking rates in Virginia have plummeted to the lowest point in a decade.
Virginia soybeans, peanuts, cotton all post record high yields
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today the crop summary data for 2012 as reported by the Virginia Field Office of the National Agriculture Statistics Services.
Eastern Mennonite alum remains leading researcher into bipolar disorder
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The link between genetics and mental illness continues to engage Abram Hostetter, a psychiatrist who is in his fourth decade of world-recognized research into why Old Order Amish are more susceptible to bipolar disorder than the general population.
RMH completes community health needs assessment
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RMH has completed its 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), identifying prevalent health problems in the community, and has selected areas of focus to address a number of community health concerns.
Clean energy center opens in Lynchburg
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The Babcock & Wilcox Co., one of America’s foremost developers of clean energy technology, announced today the opening of the B&W mPowerTM Fuel Technology Center, an advanced nuclear fuel fabrication technology development facility in Lynchburg
Virginia wheat yield unchanged from June, barley yield down from last year
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According to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia’s wheat producers expect yields to average 65 bushels per acre in 2012, according to a survey conducted by the Virginia Field Office of the National Agriculture Statistics Service, an arm of the USDA
