Virginia beef industry eyes rising market across China
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Ryan Ford purchased an old meat processing facility in Lynchburg in 2015 with the hope of capitalizing on regional beef producers’ desire for a local processor. He named it Seven Hills Food Company, and in the first year, he said he was...
read more Virginia beef industry eyes rising market across China
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Ryan Ford purchased an old meat processing facility in Lynchburg in 2015 with the hope of capitalizing on regional beef producers’ desire for a local processor. He named it Seven Hills Food Company, and in the first year, he said he was...
read moreVirginia Tech researchers reduce embryonic mortality in beef cattle
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Researchers in the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech believe they have found a way to reduce embryonic mortality rates for cows bred by timed-AI. This finding is expected to help beef cattle producers immediately....
read moreExpo to be held at one of state’s ‘finest’ creameries
WIRTZ, Va. — The 2018 Virginia Dairy Expo will offer dairy farmers a chance to learn from one another and to tour two dairy facilities in Wirtz. The event will be July 13 at Stoney Brook Dairy and Homestead Creamery. They are described by the sponsor, the...
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Md. policeman, nearing retirement, looks to jump on local food boom
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. — Gilbert “B.J.” Bowling said he first decided to get serious about growing his beef operation while watching a neighboring farmer several years ago shrewdly capitalize on the region’s growing demand for local meat. David Hancock, a former...
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