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Backyard chicken enthusiasts, hunters can help prevent avian flu
RICHMOND—The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza earlier this month in a ...
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VDACS Encourages Backyard Bird Owners to Practice Biosecurity Measures to Protect Flocks From HPAI
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) encourages all backyard bird owners in the ...
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Attorney General Miyares Releases Holiday Shopping Guide to Avoid Scams
RICHMOND, VA – Attorney General Jason Miyares today released a holiday shopping guide video to advise ...
Read moreVDACS announces 2023 pesticide collection program dates and collection sites
Farmers, pesticide dealers, pest control firms, certified applicators, homeowners and golf course operators are encouraged to ...
Read moreHorses Test Positive for Equine Herpesvirus-1 at Lexington Facility
On June 22, the State Veterinarian’s Office of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...
Read moreVirginia program awards $875,000 to five localities to preserve farmland
RICHMOND, VA (VR) — Five localities have been awarded a total of $875,000 from the Virginia ...
Read moreBackyard bird owners urged to increase biosecurity measures against avian influenza
RICHMOND, VA (VR) — A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found in two ...
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Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association Presents Trees and Wreaths to Virginia’s Executive Mansion
Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin were presented with two Christmas trees and four ...
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The 2022 Virginia Beehive Distribution Program opens on October 26
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) will accept applications for the 2022 Beehive ...
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Mediation program works to resolve disputes between Va. farmers, USDA
RICHMOND (VR) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agencies and programs often provide Virginia farmers a ...
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