
Biden’s federal budget calls for extending WIC benefit increase
President Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2022 calls for a 16 percent increase in funding for domestic programs, including a total of $27.9 billion for USDA programs.

President Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2022 calls for a 16 percent increase in funding for domestic programs, including a total of $27.9 billion for USDA programs.

If you enjoy sipping a cup of coffee or biting into a juicy strawberry, you can thank a pollinator.

Many Shenandoah Valley farmers are proving that a little planning can go a long way towards minimizing environmental impacts of concentrated animal operations.

Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive directive Thursday setting pollution reduction targets for lands within the Chesapeake Bay watershed that are owned by state agencies and public institutions of higher education.

The Virginia Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program Collaborative has received a third year of grant funding to continue the important work of providing clinical and post-clinical support services to community violence victims.

Lauren Rhodes of Augusta County, a senior at Fort Defiance High School, earned first place in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Youth Discussion Meet, held virtually May 20.

Follow these tips to keep your baby’s cute and cheerful clothes looking new till they outgrow them.

We’re being spied on by a domestic army of government snitches, spies and techno-warriors.

Life is stressful, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to find relief in the simple pleasures, like taking a bath or getting a good night’s sleep.

Ørsted and Eversource will charter Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel in the United States, for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the Northeast.
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