Virginia Department of Agriculture

Type: Organization

Name: Virginia Department of Agriculture

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

June Dairy Month salutes Virginia’s farmers who produced 198 million gallons of milk last year

With a reminder that milk is the official beverage of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell has proclaimed June as Virginia Dairy Month in the Commonwealth.According to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), the ... [Published Augusta Free Press - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Matt Lohr, Livestock, Cattle, Virginia Department of Agriculture, Diet

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Local Family's Backyard Chickens

Nearly 700 million eggs are produced every year in Virginia. Some of that production is happening in the Valley.While farmers use the eggs to make a living, some families are just making use of their backyard chickens.The Compton family lives in Clarke ... [Published TV3 Winchester - May 21 2013]

Entities: Virginia Department of Agriculture, Diet, Property, Vitamin, Baltimore (Maryland, United States)

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

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Virginia business briefs for May 21

Comcast call center work leaving Henrico siteComcast Corp. plans to close a call center in Henrico County in September, affecting 53 jobs.The company will close call center operations on Staples Mill Road as well as in Manassas and Largo, Md. It will ... [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 21 2013]

Entities: Call Center, The Blackstone Group LP, Comcast Corporation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

West Virginia University

Keyser Assembly of God to host farmer's market 6:12 pm

KEYSER - The Farmers' Market Association is excited to announce the new location for the Keyser Market.Mineral Daily News-Tribune - Keyser, WVWriternonenoneUpdated May. 20, 2013 @ 6:13 pm» Social NewsWVU Mineral County Master GardenerKEYSER - The Farmers' ... [Published Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune - May 21 2013]

Entities: Farmers' market, Mineral, Virginia Department of Agriculture, Market, West Virginia University

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Radler announces candidacy in race for the 55th district

âI saw this as yet another example of why we have to stop electing ideologues and start electing practical leaders who represent the people who put them in office. It seems that once elected, politicians forget the people they are representing. I wonât ... [Published Hanover Herald-Progress - May 20 2013]

Entities: Hanover, Mechanicsville (Virginia, United States), Ashland (Virginia, United States)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Virginia to hold early-summer row crops tour June 6 at Tidewater Center

Comments 0• Specialists will display field research in progress and will present information for the 2013 crop season.More About:Asian Soybean Rust ,Biotechnology ,Related MediaVirginia's Ray Davis keeping resistant weeds at bayThe Virginia Tech Tidewater ... [Published Southeast Farm Press - May 20 2013]

Entities: Pest Control, Cotton, Soil

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Spend $10 at markets and win prizes

Several local markets are participating in this year’s $10 Buy Local Challenge.If you spend $10 per week–or more–at the Fredericksburg and Stafford farmers markets, you’ll be entered for various prizes, including a $250-valued gift basket at the end of ... [Published Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - May 17 2013]

Entities: Virginia Department of Agriculture, Fredericksburg (Virginia, United States), Commodities

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Some still howling over ?Dangerous Dogs Registry?

You may have your own definition of what constitutes a dangerous dog. But Virginia law lays out a clear legal definition of what a dangerous dog is, and there are four in Richmond. Currently both Culpeper and Fauquier County each have one dog listed while ... [Published Culpeper Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Kennel Club, Virginia Department of Agriculture, Database, Culpeper (United States), Newport News (United States)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

W.Va. seeks nominees for 'Women in Ag' program

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture wants to know about extraordinary women in agriculture or forestry. The department is seeking nominations for the 2013 West Virginia Women in Agriculture program. The program was created to recognize women who ... [Published WCHS-TV - May 16 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Virginia Department of Agriculture

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Va. egg production: 696 million a year

RICHMONDVirginia farmers produce enough eggs to make more than 1 billion deviled eggs annually.The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said today that the state's farmers produce 696 million eggs a year. That's also enough to make ... [Published HamptonRoads.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Virginia Department of Agriculture

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Va. egg production = 1B deviled eggs annually

Posted:Updated:Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10:11 AM ESTFOX 5 Photo GalleriesFOX 5 Photo GalleriesMore>>Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie were in the nation's capital for the filming of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie ... [Published FOX WTTG Washington - May 15 2013]

Entities: Anthony Mackie, Chris Evans, Captain America, Dulles International Airport, Cicada

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

West Virginia won’t be plagued this year by periodical cicadas

Periodical Cicada Brood II emergence has been in the news a lot lately, but West Virginia doesn’t have anything to worry about. According to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) Brood II doesn’t occur in West Virginia. However, they should ... [Published Montgomery Herald - May 15 2013]

Entities: Cicada, Walt Helmick, Virginia Department of Agriculture

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"For my daughters, it's like second nature to them. They love the outdoors and they love working with animals" said Christina Compton

Local Family's Backyard Chickens [Published TV3 Winchester - May 21 2013]

...I finally spotted him in the midst of the flock, sitting as still as he could and rolling his eyes stealthily from side to side as if to say, "Help, I'm being held hostage in a flock of big, mean chickens." I finally asked mom to move the flock away and she moved down the hill trailing cracked corn and a flock of red hens behind her

Letter: The Reality of Backyard Chickens [Published Style Weekly - May 01 2013]

"Stores can sell things that have essentially expired," said Lidholm. "Unless it's Grade A dairy products or infant formula...everything else is voluntary...even meat."

Dollar Tree responds after Richmond family finds worm in food [Published NBC12 Online - Apr 27 2013]

...has provided to Montague Farms and other agricultural exporters has been excellent" said Tom Taliaferro, Operations Manager for Montague Farms. "From the agricultural research that continues at Virginia Tech developing new and better crop varieties to the on-the-ground support we received during business meetings in Japan and Virginia from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' international marketing staff, we are able to achieve new successes because of the support Virginia provides to agricultural producers."

Governor Announces New Soybean Export Deal Between Montague Farms and Japanese Importer [Published U.S. Governor of Virginia - Apr 24 2013]

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June Dairy Month salutes Virginia’s farmers who... [Published Augusta Free Press - 21 hours ago]
Local Family's Backyard Chickens [Published TV3 Winchester - May 21 2013]
Virginia business briefs for May 21 [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 21 2013]
Keyser Assembly of God to host farmer's market ... [Published Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune - May 21 2013]
Radler announces candidacy in race for the 55th... [Published Hanover Herald-Progress - May 20 2013]
Virginia to hold early-summer row crops tour Ju... [Published Southeast Farm Press - May 20 2013]
Spend $10 at markets and win prizes [Published Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star - May 17 2013]
Some still howling over ?Dangerous Dogs Registry? [Published Culpeper Times - May 16 2013]
W.Va. seeks nominees for 'Women in Ag' program [Published WCHS-TV - May 16 2013]
Va. egg production: 696 million a year [Published HamptonRoads.com - May 15 2013]
Va. egg production = 1B deviled eggs annually [Published FOX WTTG Washington - May 15 2013]
West Virginia won’t be plagued this year by per... [Published Montgomery Herald - May 15 2013]
Virginia promotes farmers' markets with new cam... [Published Washington Business Journal - May 14 2013]
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USDA awards grants to 8 Va. agricultural producers [Published FOX WTTG Washington - May 02 2013]

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ON KILLING ANIMALS [Published 3quarksdaily - Jan 19 2013] Gary Francione in The Point: Every year, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services releases data on the number of animals killed at the Commonwealth’s animal shelters, including the facility operated by People for the Ethical ...

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NASS PSA Matt Lohr, Commissioner, Virginia Depa... [Published USDA - YouTube Channel - Dec 13 2012]
NASS PSA Gus Douglass, Commissioner, West Virgi... [Published USDA - YouTube Channel - Dec 12 2012]