Virginia Farming Media

06/08/2026

This news release, issued on Monday, June 8, will be of interest to practically all Virginia farms. It concerns drought assistance programs currently available.

Read the entire news release here>>
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/06-08-2026/usda-offers-disaster-assistance-agricultural-producers-virginia


Image credit - Jeff Ishee

06/08/2026

Have your pastures been impacted by drought?

From the Virginia Office of the Farm Service Agency:

"Livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately owned or cash leased land may be eligible for the 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) maintains a list of counties eligible for LFP and makes updates each Thursday."

Virginia counties on the current list include:

Accomack
Albemarle
Alleghany
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Augusta
Bath
Bedford
Bland
Botetourt
Brunswick
Buckingham
Campbell
Caroline
Carroll
Charlotte
Craig
Culpeper
Cumberland
Dinwiddie
Essex
Fairfax
Fauquier
Floyd
Fluvanna
Franklin
Giles
Gloucester
Goochland
Grayson
Greene
Greensville
Halifax
Hanover
Henry
Highland
King and Queen
King George
King William
Lancaster
Louisa
Lunenburg
Madison
Mathews
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Montgomery
Nelson
Northampton
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Page
Patrick
Pittsylvania
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Prince William
Pulaski
Rappahannock
Richmond
Roanoke
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Russell
Smyth
Southampton
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Sussex
Tazewell
Washington
Westmoreland
Wythe
Waynesboro

Call your local FSA office for more details.

06/08/2026

Is your corn "closing the blinds?"

Nice explanation from Thatagguy. Keep up the good work.

06/08/2026

The 100th Virginia FFA State Convention celebrates a century of leadership, growth, and agricultural education and the people who made it possible.

06/07/2026

Tip o' the Hat to Lions International and the Rappahannock Education Farm in Stafford, Virginia.

Takeaway point - "We have a common goal of serving our neighbors."

https://youtu.be/0ul9QVlSpms?si=CjYQQMCzkxswbkVw

At the Rappahannock Education Farm in Stafford, Virginia, Lions and...

06/06/2026

"All I'm sayin' is if you ain't got your hay supply locked in for next winter, you'd better get you a*%$ # in gear." Anonymous Virginia farmer

06/06/2026

Here’s your challenge for the week - Look one Farmer in the eye, reach out and shake their hand,and say “thanks for all you do.”

06/06/2026

Meanwhile in Nebraska, farmers are calling the current weather situation "Dustbowl 2.0."

https://youtu.be/twRvurz-Hhk?si=kmmsyEljnpdKmmSM

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06/05/2026

Farms in New Kent County and Nottoway County are being featured in a story about CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture). The video also includes a conversation with Mark Lilly, owner of "Farm to Family Market."

https://youtu.be/dgG7sVrW1wA?si=Q9yyvu_exkRyyIvQ

Community Supported Agriculture, or CSAs, have helped support local farms for decades—but how do they really work? We visit several Virginia CSAs to see how ...