The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation will give Virginians the opportunity to “visit” six different farms during the Real Virginia Virtual Farm Tour. 

Print, radio and television news operations have until 4 p.m. on Sept. 7 to submit entries for the 25th annual Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Journalism Awards. 

There’s still time to enter the State Fair of Virginia’s 2012 arts, crafts and crops competitions. The deadline for entries is Sept. 7. 

The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation will give Virginians the opportunity to “visit” six different farms during the Real Virginia Virtual Farm Tour. 

When using a large truck to move farm products, it’s important to know size and weight limits on state and federal roads. 

A new guide has been published to help farmers and timber owners with limited resources to manage their land economically. 

Online registration is now available for anyone hoping to bring home a blue ribbon for their baked goods, crafts, crops, preserves or produce. 

Want to test your running skills on the same grounds that a champion was born? If so, sign up today for the Stampede 5K Race at the State Fair of Virginia on Oct. 7. The race begins at 8 a.m. 

Citing a lack of data to support limiting antibiotic use in livestock, the American Farm Bureau Federation has told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it is concerned about proposals that would restrict antibiotic use based on unproven theory. 

Butter reigns as the top choice in the fats and oils category of consumer spending, outpacing margarine and olive oil as consumers seek out pure, simple, flavor-rich ingredients, according to a recent article by Advertising Age. 

With just seven weeks before the 2012 State Fair of Virginia opens its gates, fair organizers are finalizing details for popular events. 

The number of U.S. farmers’ markets continues to increase, and Virginia now has enough to place it among the nation’s top 10 market states. 

Virginia’s Agriculture in the Classroom program is the recipient of the 2012 Agriculture in the Classroom Excellence Grant from the National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium. This is the fifth time the Virginia program has received an ACE Grant. 

While the central United States is experiencing its worst drought in decades, it wouldn’t be fair to compare it to droughts of the 1950s or the Dust Bowl years. 

U.S. Senate candidates George Allen and Tim Kaine pledged support for U.S. agriculture and forestry July 27 at the Agriculture and Forestry U.S. Senate Candidates Forum. 

It wouldn’t be a State Fair of Virginia without farm animals, and this year’s fair will have plenty. 

Every summer thousands of tourists visit Virginia’s Civil War battlefields. Others like to drive through the state’s scenic countryside and taste fine wines. 

While summer is the peak season for lightning, it can strike year-round. Lightning is one of the top three storm-related killers.

Virginia Farm Bureau will hold a free child safety seat check from 5 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St. 

Now that the partnership between Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and Universal Fairs LLC has been formalized, the race is on to put together the 2012 State Fair of Virginia in the coming weeks.

It’s peak season for farmers’ markets and fresh produce. Don’t forget to support your local nursery farmer as well, suggests Matt Lohr, Virginia’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer services. 

Virginia’s Agriculture in the Classroom program has set a record for teacher workshop participation. A total of 2,188 educators attended 102 workshops during the 2011-2012 school year, and many more utilized lesson plans on the AITC website. 

‘Always wear your life jacket’ is the motto of the National Safe Boating Council’s Safe Boating Campaign—and one of the best ways to prevent drowning while on a watercraft. 

A new partnership between Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and Universal Fairs LLC, will help retain the agricultural presence at the State Fair of Virginia.

Total losses of managed honeybee colonies from all causes were 21.9 percent nationwide for the 2011/2012 winter, according to an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America.

Research has shown that the No. 1 reason people refuse to evacuate their homes during an emergency is that they don’t want to leave pets behind. 

The Virginia Master Food Volunteer program is making it easier for consumers to learn about good nutrition and local foods.

Virginia landowners will be confident that their private property cannot be taken and given to another private owner under eminent domain if the commonwealth’s voters approve Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot. 

For corn growers in the eastern part of the state, this week’s rainfall has been too late. 

To help preserve the tradition of the State Fair of Virginia, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has entered into a formal partnership with Universal Fairs LLC of Cordova, Tenn. 

More than 55 percent of adults in the United States lose or break their sunglasses every year, according to a report by The Vision Council. For those individuals and the 27 percent of Americans who do not wear sunglasses at all, exposure to ultraviolet radiation could end up costing a lot more than a new pair of shades. 

If you are involved in stellar coverage of Virginia agriculture, don’t miss this opportunity to have your work recognized with one of the 25th annual Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Journalism Awards. 

To help preserve the tradition of the State Fair of Virginia, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has entered into a formal partnership with Universal Fairs LLC of Cordova, Tenn.

The 16^th Annual Daylily Food and Wine Festival will take place July 21 and 22 at the Andre Viette Farm and Nursery, 994 Long Meadow Road in Fishersville.

Melons are summer gardens’ gift to eaters.

Farmers and ranchers are working to stop an effort by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate waterways Congress never intended the agency to regulate.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling June 28 upholding President Obama’s health care legislation, which includes a requirement that all people have health insurance. That same day the nation’s largest agricultural organization voiced its apprehension.

Virginia Farm Bureau will hold a free child safety seat check from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 20 at the Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St. 

Scientists recently identified five eating patterns for U.S. adults that are strongly influenced by age, race, region, gender, income and education. 

Imagine jeans, sweats or socks—all made with cotton—that clean and deodorize themselves when hung on a clothesline in the sun or draped on a balcony railing.

The American Farmland Trust has kicked off its fourth annual America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest at votemyfarmersmarket.org.

The nation’s largest farm organization is pleased that the U.S. Senate approved its version of the 2012 Farm Bill 64-35.

Want to be a farmer? It’s not an easy career to start or succeed in, but workshops like the third Farm Transition Workshop on Aug. 4 at the Weyers Cave Community Center in Augusta County are designed to make it easier for new farmers to ease their way into the business.

Whether produced organically or conventionally, fruits and vegetables raised in the United States are safe to eat. That’s the conclusion of a pesticide residue study released May 25 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service. 

Agricultural researchers have discovered a small wasp that could have a big impact on crop-ruining brown marmorated stink bugs. 

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Wildlife Services Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are offering Virginia farmers an additional tool to manage problems caused by resident Canada geese.