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The giant inflatable Frosty in the Hunting Hills Shopping Plaza means the Sweet Providence Farm tree lot in Roanoke is open for business.
Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom is inviting teachers to submit their application to be considered for the 2024 Teacher of the Year Award.
The Carroll County Middle School FFA is the top Model of Excellence Middle School chapter in the nation.
With a rapid decline in the honeybee population in recent years, there’s a big push to get more beekeepers in the Commonwealth.
A group of ladies from Carroll County are preparing to compete at the National FFA Convention and Expo.
Vasilia McCrady loves to be outside with her honeybees. As the owner of Heritage Apiary in Blue Ridge, she’s a passionate bee advocate.
FFA students in Carroll County are celebrating fall with some fun on a farm.
Like with any event, there were some ups and downs to navigate, but they pushed through and even had record attendance on the second Saturday of the festival.
For the Wright brothers, their business has always been about raising cattle that will improve a fellow farmer’s herd.
Smartphones for Smart Farmers is a program geared toward the farmer who has a phone, but needs help getting the basics down.
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The Nelson County FFA is inviting some of the best pickers around to perform for their 16th Annual Bluegrass Benefit.
Five people from our hometowns were chosen to be featured on Ag Superhero Trading Cards from the State Fair of Virginia.
Grown Here at Home: Franklin County farmer uses YouTube channel to show what’s happening on the farm
At Porterfield Run Farm in Boones Mill, they grow all kinds of lettuce, fruit, and other vegetables. They even raise chickens.
The New River Valley Sheep and Goat Club says the Greatest of All Time Sheep and Goat Festival will be bigger and better than last year.
The 2023 Kentland Farm Field Day in Blacksburg will highlight current research projects and best practices in livestock and horticulture.
With a declining honeybee population in the Commonwealth, a program is in place to establish new beehives.
Virginia Farm Bureau is helping farmers stay in the know about market trends through a weekly series called Merchandiser Minute and a monthly podcast series called CattlePulse.
A beekeeper in Roanoke is continually inspired by her hives.
When life for Michelle Rader took an unexpected turn, she had no idea what would buzz her way.
The festival is for all ages, centered around good, clean fun, all while teaching about the sheep and goat industries.
Summertime is a good time to check out the farmers' markets across our hometowns.
There’s one coffee that if you want it, you’ll have to go to the West End Farmers Market in Roanoke to get it.
Shanna Adkins loves spending time with her heifer Stormie. She won the cow in a scholarship competition through the Virginia Hereford Association.
The resource is to help localities pinpoint areas that would be a good fit for solar projects while conserving prime farmland.
The grants are to fund projects that increase ag literacy for grades K-12.
Two years ago, Gray’s LAMBscaping started out with 25 adult females, and now they have nearly 800 sheep.
The math garden is part of an ongoing project by seventh-grade math teacher Jennifer Hatch.
Dominion Energy and Carilion Clinic are using solar grazing to maintain the land where they have solar arrays.
Jennifer Hatch has received several awards this year for her work in the classroom. Most recently, she was honored with the 2024 Regional Teacher of the Year award.
The farmers market is moving to a new location right beside LEAP’s Food Hub.
Grown Here at Home: Salem Library program has seeds and tools you can check out to get you gardening
Whether you’re a beginner or expert gardener, the Seed Library inside the Salem Public Library has everything you need to help you learn and grow.
Lick Run Farm is hosting a Spring Social on Saturday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Benjamin Franklin Middle School teacher Jennifer Hatch is a recipient of the 2023 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award.
It’s different from a traditional Community Supported Agriculture program. Instead of buying food from one farmer, you get to enjoy food from several.
You can nominate someone you think is an Ag Superhero. The deadline to submit nominations is March 8, 2023.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services launched the AgriStress Helpline in 2022 to give farmers mental health support.
The LEAP Community Gardens are in three locations in Roanoke – Hurt Park, Mountain View, and Morningside.
Normally, at this time of year, the crew at Woods Farms in Franklin County would be filling up every greenhouse, but that’ll have to happen a little later.
This land acquisition project will give people who live in the northwest part of the city access to healthy, nutritional food.
LEAP called on volunteers to help process 300 to 400 pounds of butternut squash.
A Lynchburg meat processing plant is creating a sustainable solution to keeping cattle hides out of landfills.
A grant program put in place 10 years ago, continues to help both large and small businesses in the ag and forestry industries.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services held an event at Homestead Creamery to mark the 10th anniversary of the AFID program.
It’s Christmas time at Woods Farms in Franklin County and the crew is still hard at work.
Homestead Creamery needs your help to keep their milk on store shelves.
Smoke In Chimneys is competing for a chance to win $10,000 in the Virginia FAIRS Bull Pen competition.
The Virginia Department of Forestry’s online seedling store is now open.
As farmers age in Virginia, an organization is focused on keeping those farmers healthy, active, and able.
The Roanoke Foodshed Network is hosting a workshop called “Feeling Good on the Farm & in the Garden.”
Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom is giving teachers a chance to win a grant for their classroom.