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- Specialty Crop Grant Applications Being Accepted (2/17/2022) - The application and guidelines for the 2022 round of Virginia’s portion of the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program can be found on VDACS’ website: https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/sales-specialty-crop-competitive-grant-program.shtml The guidelines can be found here. Please note that the major difference between this year’s application and last is the section on Performance Measures / Outcomes. About the Specialty Crop Block Grant The… Continue reading Specialty Crop Grant Applications Being Accepted
- Governor Northam Toasts Rising Sales in Virginia’s Wine Industry (10/15/2021) - Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Ralph S. Northam FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · October 15, 2021 Office of the Governor Alena.Yarmosky@governor.virginia.gov Virginia Wine Marketing Office Annette Boyd Annette.Boyd@virginiawine.org Governor Northam Toasts Rising Sales in Virginia’s Wine Industry ~ Sales grew 7.4% last year as top ten U.S. wine region celebrates 33rd annual… Continue reading Governor Northam Toasts Rising Sales in Virginia’s Wine Industry
- Complete the Commercial Grape Report (10/14/2021) - EVERY GRAPE COUNTS! If you control or manage a vineyard in Virginia, check your email now for the online, easy-to-complete Virginia 2021 Commercial Grape Report. The streamlined survey, which is essential to helping promote our wine industry, is split into two parts this year – a vineyard report on acreage and a crush pad report… Continue reading Complete the Commercial Grape Report
- New Laws Take Effect July 1, 2021 (7/21/2021) - New Laws Take Effect July 1 (vpap.org) This winter, the Virginia legislature approved more than 600 new laws. Below is a summary of about two dozen of the most high profile new laws that take effect on July 1. Alcohol Alcohol To Go from Restaurants HB 1879SB1299 In light of COVID-19, restaurants are allowed to… Continue reading New Laws Take Effect July 1, 2021
- VT Bottling Bulletin (4/18/2021) - Brief Bottling Bulletin Dr. Beth Chang, Enology Extension Specialist, Virginia Cooperative Extension Greetings! Are you bottling? Will you be shortly? Then this is the bulletin for you! We’ve started receiving some (always welcome) questions, and a few instances of post-bottling refermentation have also been communicated. To help address these queries, several reliable resources are listed… Continue reading VT Bottling Bulletin
- US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LAUNCHES INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURAL ISSUE (3/26/2021) - News Release: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20210325 US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LAUNCHES INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, OUTREACH, ENFORCEMENT IN NATION’S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout the pandemic, farmworkers have remained on the job throughout the nation despite potential exposures to feed Americans and support U.S. exports. As the U.S. Department of Labor recognizes National Farmworker Awareness Week March 25-31, the department’s… Continue reading US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LAUNCHES INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON AGRICULTURAL ISSUE
- Governors Cup Featured in Food & Wine (3/4/2021) - Virginia Launches Its ‘First Wine Trail’ of Top-Rated Wineries The Gold Medal Wine Trail points people towards the state’s best wines. By Mike Pomranz March 03, 2021 Virginia may not be the first state Americans think of when they think of wine, but for any wine lover willing to look beyond the West Coast, Virginia… Continue reading Governors Cup Featured in Food & Wine
- Region’s agriculture can expect noticeable impact from spotted lanternfly, state officials say (1/19/2021) - WINCHESTER — The threat to trees and crops posed by the spotted lanternfly continues to grow in the region, officials with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) told the Frederick County Board of Supervisors in a virtual presentation last week. The invasive pest made its way to the United States from Asia… Continue reading Region’s agriculture can expect noticeable impact from spotted lanternfly, state officials say
- Governor Northam Announces New Steps to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts (1/17/2021) - Governor Northam Announces New Steps to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced new actions to support the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution program and accelerate the pace of vaccinations across Virginia. Governor Northam is taking the following steps to help providers increase the rate of vaccinations as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible:… Continue reading Governor Northam Announces New Steps to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
- Jancis Robinson Reviews Governor’s Cup Case Wines (7/15/2020) - Virginia’s top wines? TASTING ARTICLES VIRGINIA A gallop through the top dozen in this year’s Governor’s Cup in the state of Virginia plus two more, and some news. For those of us far from it, the state of Virginia just south of Washington DC tends to be in the wine news mainly for being the location of… Continue reading Jancis Robinson Reviews Governor’s Cup Case Wines
