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General Agricultural Articles

Virginia’s Black Walnut Trees Under Siege

by Staff March 5, 2012

Black walnut wood is one of my favorites. I love the rich dark color of the wood, the uniform hardness and density, the way black walnut feels to the touch. A black walnut tree can live beyond 200 years. Walnut trees like each other…. they tend to grow together in small groups, often among other [...]

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Soybean Farmers Helped by China Exports Agreement

by Staff March 2, 2012

There is a longstanding alliance between the U.S. soybean growers and China’s soybean buyers. And just recently the two parties signed an agreement which will send about 317 million bushels of soybeans from the U.S. to China in the next year. That should really be good news to U.S. soybean growers. According to THIS ARTICLE, China [...]

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Support for New Farmers

by Staff February 24, 2012

The next generation of Virginia farmers just got a big boost, thanks to a new program from the USDA and Farm Bureau. The program is called “Start2Farm.gov“ and it provides training, technical and financial assistance, mentoring, online tutorials, and other support services targeted specifically at new farmers and ranchers. The USDA defines ‘new farmer’ as someone with [...]

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Culpeper VA Gets New Natural Foods Store

by Staff February 17, 2012

A Culpeper VA couple has opened a brand new store named Natural Harvest, in the Duke Street shopping center of Culpeper. They intend to feature a sort of year-round farmer’s market of organic natural food choices. One of their goals is to be a connector between the farmers and growers who are already producing wholesome local products, [...]

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Agriculture Exported From America

by Staff February 16, 2012

Do you know which country has purchased $20 billion in goods in 2011 to become the top market for U.S. agricultural goods? If you guessed China, you’d be right. Nearly 160,000 American jobs were supported in 2011 by farm exports. This trend is not going unnoticed by world leaders. Today in DesMoines Iowa, US Agriculture Secretary Tom [...]

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Retail Beef Prices Net More for Farmers

by Staff February 10, 2012

The U.S. Dep’t of Agriculture has released some statistics about the price of beef in December. For the 4th month in a row, beef prices rose, reaching $5.02 per lb in December. That brought the 2011 average price to $4.83/lb. The good news for farmers is that the farmer’s share of the price also rose…. to 49.9%. [...]

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Last updated by Gayle at February 10, 2012.