Farming in Virginia

Virginia Agriculture Farm Crops
Annual Revenue
(past 5 years average)
Wheat: $71,283,582
Rice: $0
Grains: $26,907,894
Soybeans: $45,511,627
Sunflower Seed & Oil: $0
Peanuts: $5,034,282
Cotton: $24,144,258
Cotton Seed: $697,945
Tobacco: $63,269,503
Fruits & Juice: $9,662,201
Tree & Nuts: $0
Vegetables: $14,612,547
Livestock: $90,588,763
Hides & Skins: $1,597,529
Poultry: $75,124,127
Fats & Oils: $1,858,870
Dairy: $14,146,481
Feeds: $28,907,931
Seeds: $3,185,497
Other: $71,574,597
TOTAL: $548,107,636

Virginia Agriculture - Google News

Goats Part of Growing Farming Trend - WBOY-TV

Goats Part of Growing Farming Trend WBOY-TV, WV - 3 hours ago The West Virginia Department of Agriculture says the demand for goat meat is so high right now that $1.5 million of goat meat is imported to the US every ...

The Annual Puzzle of What to Pour - Washington Post

Washington Post

The Annual Puzzle of What to Pour Washington Post, United States - 5 hours ago "Drink local" is a theme advocated by state agriculture commissioners across the nation this Thanksgiving. Local is also the choice of Daniel Mahdavian of ...

Virginia peanut crop up 9.5 percent over last year - and weather

Virginia peanut crop up 9.5 percent over last year and weather, IL - 4 hours ago (AP) _ Well-timed rain is helping boost predictions of a bumper crop for Virginia peanut farmers this year. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and ...

Cuba trade worth $32 million to Virginia farmers - Forbes

Cuba trade worth $32 million to Virginia farmers Forbes, NY - Nov 14, 2008 And Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Todd P. Haymore is hoping for even more growth. He recently returned from the Havana International Trade Fair in Cuba, ...

Virginia peanut yields, grades promising - Southeast Farm Press

Virginia peanut yields, grades promising Southeast Farm Press - 12 hours ago According to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), Virginia peanut farmers are enjoying one of the better harvests in recent ...

County To Host Fed Farm Grant Workshop - Harrisonburg Daily News Record

County To Host Fed Farm Grant Workshop Harrisonburg Daily News Record, VA - 20 hours ago Other sponsors are the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation and Rural ...

the Rising Tide of Hunger - Center For American Progress

The Associated Press

the Rising Tide of Hunger Center For American Progress, DC - 7 hours ago By Alexandra Cawthorne | November 18, 2008 The US Department of Agriculture released its annual report on food security in America yesterday, which showed ... More kids went hungry in 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer all 381 news articles

Cotton, peanut rotation reduces risk - Southeast Farm Press

Cotton, peanut rotation reduces risk Southeast Farm Press - 12 hours ago Suffolk, Va., farmer Tommy Rountree has seen a little bit of everything in his farming career, but risks involved in farming today is one of the toughest ...

Chamber awards presented - Southwest Virginia Today

Chamber awards presented Southwest Virginia Today, VA - 6 hours ago ... up-to-date agriculture information and established the Bland County 4-H Interstate Program that is copied by many Extension units throughout Virginia. ...

Committee Decision on Farmland Preservation Bill - WHSV

Committee Decision on Farmland Preservation Bill WHSV, VA - 6 hours ago ... for one common purpose; the purpose of protecting farmland and keeping agriculture a viable component of Virginia’s economy for generations to come. ...