Farmers in the region are utilizing fiber from hemp to produce items from clothing to wood flooring. But an agriculture expert doubts the crop’s potential in Rockbridge County.
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A representative from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation told Rockbridge residents Wednesday about local buffers, or vegetation near streams that helps shield rivers from farm runoffs.
Local dairy farms must embrace new methods to adapt to a market that’s been shrinking for years.
Rockbridge County agricultural and livestock farmers are seeing steady growth. Preliminary results of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2012 Census…
By Tilden Bowditch Local farmers worry the cost and effort of farming will deter the next generation from working in…