Virginia Ag Expo
Ten years later, Land of Promise Farms thrives
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Much has changed in the 10 years since the Horsley family’s Land of Promise Farms last hosted the Virginia Ag Expo, both in agriculture and on the farm.Expansion has been the theme of the past decade for the farm hosting the expo on Aug....
Agronomy education area has seven learning stations
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Continuing a long tradition of in-field Extension education, the 2023 Virginia Ag Expo will feature an Advanced Agronomy Educational Area hosted by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service....
Opportunity continues to knock at Mill Creek Farms
PORT ROYAL, Va. — Along the banks of the Rappahannock River, Camden Farm is steeped in U.S. history. It was established in 1785, when John Pratt came to Caroline County from King George County and purchased 661 acres, naming it Camden. The manor house was...
Farm managers care for land ‘like it’s our own’
WATER VIEW, Va. — After six decades of farming the same land, Ronnie Russell can recall a lot of crops planted, managed and harvested at Corbin Hall Farm, host farm of the 2021 Virginia Ag Expo.But it’s the people that he’s worked with on that land that he...
Virginia Ag Expo returns to Corbin Hall Farm
WATER VIEW, Va. — The Virginia Ag Expo is back after a pandemic-induced cancelation, and is set for Aug. 5 at Corbin Hall Farm in Middlesex County.The expo is the commonwealth’s largest agricultural field day and often draws over 1,000 people to see the...
Hundley family relies on ‘hard work’ for success
CHAMPLAIN, Va. — About 35 years ago, Jay and Robert Hundley with their father, Jim Hundley Jr., were farming about 300 acres and raising hogs in Essex County — on part of the 637 acres Jim’s father bought in 1964. While the family operation...
Virginia Ag Expo moves to Essex County this year
CHAMPLAIN, Va. — “Utilizing Precision Agriculture to Manage Challenges” is the theme for the 2018 Virginia Ag Expo. This year the expo travels to Essex County on Aug. 2. The location, Cloverfield Farm, is owned and operated by the Hundley...
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