Current USDA and State (VA) Program Opportunities This will become a new “regular feature”…
Mark SchonbeckAugust 23, 2019
USDA Agency Relocation Update and Next Steps Thank Virginia’s Senators for Co-sponsoring Agriculture Research Integrity…
Mark SchonbeckJune 19, 2019
VABF Policy Team Meets with Representative Spanberger During the two week long Congressional Easter…
Mark SchonbeckMay 15, 2019
2019 Conservation Stewardship Program Open for Signup Deadline for Initial Application is May 10 …
Mark SchonbeckApril 17, 2019
Review of NRCS National Conservation Practice Standards Public input requested. Deadline April 25 In…
Mark SchonbeckMarch 13, 2019
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Meets in DC to Identify and Initiate Next Steps What happens…
Mark SchonbeckFebruary 12, 2019
Last week, the Farm Bill Conference delivered a 2018 Farm Bill, which both chambers of…
Mark SchonbeckDecember 18, 2018
With the Democratic Party now the majority in the House, the Agriculture Committee chairmanship will…
Mark SchonbeckNovember 15, 2018
On Thursday November 8, Jill Auburn attended the NRCS State Technical Committee (STC) meeting in…
Mark SchonbeckNovember 15, 2018
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s proposal to relocate the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute…
Mark SchonbeckOctober 16, 2018
On September 30, the 2014 Farm Bill expired, with neither a new Farm Bill nor…
Mark SchonbeckOctober 16, 2018
Explore how your member of Congress voted on policies that make our food system more…
VABF AdminSeptember 27, 2018
It is time to call or e-mail your Representative and Senators with an urgent message: we…
Mark SchonbeckSeptember 26, 2018
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently announced plans to move the headquarters of the National…
Mark SchonbeckSeptember 13, 2018
What you can do during the Congressional Recess (through Labor Day weekend): Sign on…
Mark SchonbeckAugust 16, 2018
On June 28, the Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill on a…
Mark SchonbeckJuly 19, 2018
Farm Bill Action, continued: Virginia’s Senators, their Agricultural Legislative Staff, and phone numbers are:…
VABF AdminJune 26, 2018
On May 18, 30 Republican Representatives joined 183 Democrats to defeat HR 2, the Agriculture…
Mark SchonbeckJune 16, 2018
Farm Bill Action As congress returns from its two week Easter Recess, the 2018 Farm…
Mark SchonbeckApril 16, 2018
