Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the first payments to farmers and forest landowners impacted by Hurricane Helene have been ...

Virginia becomes first state to distribute Hurricane Helene farm recovery payments, with $60.9 million in USDA funding for ...

Virginia farmer preserves 350-acre pasture where Secretariat grazed as a colt, protecting the Triple Crown champion's ...

Virginia is delivering its first payments to farmers and forest landowners impacted by Hurricane Helene, making the state the ...

Throughout Virginia, farmers are opening U-pick fields and farm stands for the start of strawberry season. Thanks to a mild winter, berries are ripening ahead of schedule this year. “This is probably ...

The initial round of payments is going to agricultural operations that experienced income losses due to market disruptions ...

On a small 80-acre farm called Home Again Farm, goats are grazing on newly planted pasture where corn once grew. For farmer Rose Shenk, the shift wasn’t just about improving her operation; it was ...

A lush crop of well-fertilized corn. Photo courtesy of DCR. Virginia farmers are eligible for agriculture cost-share, a program which could mean farmers get more support for soil and water ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia has become the first state in the nation to roll out the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Recovery Block Grant Program, offering direct financial aid to ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Dry conditions have some farmers working harder to keep crops healthy. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor website, much of Hampton Roads, including Hampton, Newport News, York ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — On July 1, 2023, a slate of sweeping changes to the hemp industry took effect in Virginia amid a crackdown to better regulate hemp-derived products and consumer goods in the state. Hemp ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is for lovers and for hobby farmers, ranking as the 3rd-best U.S. state for casual farming in a study from Lawn Love. The Commonwealth came out on top in Lawn Love’s ...