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USDA Funding Available April 2023 updates Grants and Scholarships

USDA Funding Available April 2023 updates

Local Agriculture Markets Program Funding Available Apply by May 2   On February 14, the…

VABF AdminApril 27, 2023

April Policy Updates Policy

April Policy Updates

Thank you !! Thank you to all who signed the Farmers’ Climate Letter to Congress…

VABF AdminApril 27, 2023

Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants Book Reviews

Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants

Plant Science for Gardeners: Essentials for Growing Better Plants, Robert Pavlis, New Society Publishers, June…

VABF AdminApril 25, 2023

2023 April Vegetable Gardening Tips Garden Tips

2023 April Vegetable Gardening Tips

Ira Wallace Southern Exposure Seed Exchange ,Author of The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening…

VABF AdminApril 25, 2023

March 2023 Policy Updates Policy

March 2023 Policy Updates

Take Action!   Agriculture Resilience Act to be Introduced March 28 Let’s get our whole…

VABF AdminMarch 23, 2023

ARA Section by Section Policy

ARA Section by Section

VABF AdminMarch 23, 2023

Changes in the Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023 compared to ARA 2021 Policy

Changes in the Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023 compared to ARA 2021

Changes in the Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023 compared to ARA 2021   Title I…

VABF AdminMarch 23, 2023

The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity Book Reviews

The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity

Book Review: The Two-Wheel Tractor Handbook, Small-Scale Equipment and Innovative Techniques for Boosting Productivity, Zach…

VABF AdminMarch 23, 2023

2023 March Vegetable Gardening Tips Garden Tips

2023 March Vegetable Gardening Tips

Finish transplanting raspberries and blackberries this month if you didn’t do this task in the…

VABF AdminMarch 23, 2023

2023 Braiding Seeds Fellowship Grants and Scholarships

2023 Braiding Seeds Fellowship

Applications for the 2023 Braiding Seeds Fellowship are now open! The application deadline is May…

VABF AdminMarch 6, 2023

National Cover Crop Survey Surveys and Action Items

National Cover Crop Survey

Farmers: Share Your Thoughts on Cover Crops in the National Cover Crop Survey!   Farmers…

VABF AdminMarch 6, 2023

Recruiting Herb Farmers Classifieds

Recruiting Herb Farmers

Since 2017, the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub in Duffield, VA has been helping producers process…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

SE Seed Video Series VABF News

SE Seed Video Series

In 2021 The Utopian Seed Project and Communal Studios received a grant from Southern SARE…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

They Call Her the Godmother of Southern Seeds for a Reason VABF News

They Call Her the Godmother of Southern Seeds for a Reason

They Call Her the Godmother of Southern Seeds for a Reason The New York Times published a…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

NCAT Survey Surveys and Action Items

NCAT Survey

We are writing to ask for your feedback on the resources and impacts of the ATTRA program,…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

Producer Soil Health Survey Surveys and Action Items

Producer Soil Health Survey

Please fill out the Producer Soil Health Survey and be entered into a drawing for…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

How much for a dozen eggs???? VABF News

How much for a dozen eggs????

By now I’m sure we have all seen the prices that chicken eggs are commanding…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative Grants and Scholarships

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative

Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

RFP for Innovative Cover Cropping Systems Grants and Scholarships

RFP for Innovative Cover Cropping Systems

RFP for Innovative Cover Cropping Systems Sustainable Chesapeake is pleased to announce the release of…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023

Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry Surveys and Action Items

Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry

NASS is currently conducting the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry, which collects information on the acreage,…

VABF AdminFebruary 23, 2023