Warner, Kaine introduce measure to restore federal pay post-shutdown

Chris Graham

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland to introduce a bill, the “Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act,” that would guarantee that federal workers who were furloughed because of the lapse in federal funding or government shutdown would receive their full pay.

Wheat and barley production up, oat production down

AFP

According to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the final 2013 production for Virginia wheat totaled 17.1 million bushels, 9 percent above last year’s crop. Area harvested for grain, at 275,000 acres, is 35,000 more than last year. Average yield in Virginia, at 62 bushels per acre, is 3 bushels below last year. Yield is down because of excessive rain.