Mike Carpenter has taken the presidential reins of the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association for a one-year term.
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association leader aims to increase membership
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Co-op Author is at it Again, With Kids Book on Lineman Careers
June 2025 by Victoria A. Rocha, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association When people retire from a job, plaques or farewell parties are typical parting gifts. Co-Mo Connect’s Danny Wood got a starring role in a new children’s book when he called it a career...
Championing Children’s Health
May 2025 story courtesy of Family Features In a digital landscape crowded with influencers, it's not every day you find one who doubles as a board-certified physician. However, Doctor Mikhail Varshavski — also known as Doctor Mike — made a name for himself by pairing...
Feds propose parts of Bath, Highland counties as critical habitat for rusty patched bumblebee
December 2024 by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury The little bumblebee, considered a keystone species because of how it benefits the environment through pollination, could be getting some buzzworthy survival assistance along the Virginia and West Virginia state...
Virginia middle-schooler’s FFA chicken project aided by parents, ag teacher
December 2024 by Alicia Wells, Delmarva Farmer RINER, Va. — Conner Davis, 13, has been raising layer chickens for the past six years and is an active member of the Auburn Middle School FFA program. Davis started by raising six Blue Sapphire and Australorp chickens...
Not Just a Fruitcake
“The boys were doubtful, but they ate it,” recalls 82-year-old Judy Heflin, of Warrenton, Va., with a laugh.
She’s referring to when her three sons first tasted a fruitcake Heflin made from a recipe she discovered within the pages of a 1987 issue of Rural Living magazine, which is now called Cooperative Living.
Back at the Helm
James Guy returns as EBA Southern Chapter president November 2024 by Marin Sanders, Staff Writer When James “Jim” Guy II joined Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative as general counsel over a decade ago, he brought a wealth of legal expertise to the cooperative and its...