Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A corn field in Augusta County. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) This week Virginia has set new heat records and come close to ...

Children throughout Virginia will explore greenhouse gardening as well as popular fruits and vegetables during Agriculture Literacy Week March 18-22. Logan’s Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cow stares out in front of a barn at Gospel Spreading Farm. Livestock are often affected by weather changes, and farmers ...

Virginia farmers say the 2026 drought is the worst in decades, with dry conditions since late 2025 threatening crops and ...

(The Center Square) — After a “high-impact” drought in the late summer and fall of 2023 that resulted in several wildfires and another drought this summer, this year’s harvest has yielded some ...

Although Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Virginia “dodged a bullet” with Hurricane Joaquin, farmers still got hit with crop damage. Above-average rainfall the last week of September through Oct. 4 prevented ...

Strawberry season has arrived in full force across the Pungo and Back Bay area, with farmers reporting healthy crops.

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - $610,350 in grant money was awarded to seven Virginia agriculture projects through a federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $500,000 in grant funding to promote specialty crops and increase economic development in Virginia. The 10 projects to ...

Agricultural students and enthusiasts crowded in Virginia Tech's Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena for the annual Agtoberfest this past Saturday, in an event posed to educate the community about ...