
National, state agriculture issues to be discussed at annual convention
Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will be the keynote speaker at Virginia Farm Bureau’s 95th Annual Convention in Williamsburg Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.

Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will be the keynote speaker at Virginia Farm Bureau’s 95th Annual Convention in Williamsburg Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.

Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin will not mandate masks and vaccines, but neither will he attempt to block localities from implementing their own requirements related to the pandemic.

Infrastructure is a topic with which most people are familiar. It’s something that impacts them; they regularly travel on a road which could use fixing or see a need for a new road to make their travels easier.

After the elections last week, the “blue” state of Virginia suddenly turned “red.”

Honoring farmers’ unwavering commitment will be a highlight of the 2021 Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention, as the organization celebrates its 95th anniversary.

I grew up in a small hamlet called Crimora, Va., zip code 24431, population 2,207, number of stoplights, zero.

Significant change is coming in Waynesboro with respect to the way the city conducts City Council elections.

Farmers, farmers markets and other small-scale agricultural facilities negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic now can apply for a new round of USDA funding.

The McAuliffe campaign team knew that it wasn’t going to do well in my part of Virginia, that committing resources to Augusta County, Rockingham County, Rockbridge County, would only take away from what it could commit to Northern Virginia.

Elections have consequences, a point that CPAC seized upon with a Wednesday news release laying out its priorities for the 2022 Virginia General Assembly.
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