A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
Nearly a century ago, Virginia Farm Bureau made the state’s farmers a promise: to protect and preserve what farmers had labored so hard to create and to ensure a bright future for generations of farmers.
Maura Russell’s path to agriculture grew from a swelling disenchantment with her professional career.
Joanne Guilfoil of Selbyville, Del., couldn’t find a book about raising chickens in Delmarva, so she wrote one herself.
Steam generators can be used to heat crop soil, killing or deactivating harmful elements such as nematodes, fungi and viruses, and it’s a viable alternative to the use of chemicals and fumigants.
Various harvesting activities will require farmers to drive their machinery on public roadways as they work to complete their harvests.
Data show about 10 percent of Virginia’s 43,000 farms are engaged in some form of agritourism.
“2023 is a celebration of the many ways fairgoers enjoy the event,” says Marlene Jolliffe, the fair’s executive director. “We wouldn’t be who we are today without our loyal fairgoers who create traditions and have their own approach to what makes their visit special.”
