Agriculture

By Sarah Vogelsong, environment and energy reporter for Virginia Mercury Virginia farmers and agriculture officials are bracing themselves after a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza known as the Eurasian H5 type was detected in […]

By Randy Arrington STANLEY — Nearly 100 county residents with an interest in Page’s No.1 industry gathered at the Stanley Fire Hall last week to discuss what could be done to both strengthen and grow […]

~ PVN staff report Page County Economic Development and Tourism has received AFID Funding from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services to research the current local food system and begin to identify ways […]

~ Press release issued by Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Family Nutrition Program The Virginia Cooperative Extension Page Office in collaboration with the Page Alliance for Community Action (PACA) and Valley Health are looking to start a […]

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation MECHANICSVILLE — Virginia crop production boomed in 2021, though few commodities fared better than the state’s record-breaking soybean harvest. According to the U.S. Department of […]

~ Press release issued by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation RICHMOND — Farmers from across the state traveled to downtown Richmond Jan. 23 ahead of Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Legislative Day, in preparation for in-person […]