All news releases sent from the Virginia Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS).
December 23, 2024
Virginia
State Veterinarian Issues Entry Permit for Santa's Reindeer
December 2, 2024
Virginia
Christmas Tree Growers Association Delivers Trees and Wreaths to Virginia’s Executive
Mansion
November 14, 2024
Retailers of
Smokable or Edible Hemp Products Required to Register With VDACS
Registration period opens Nov. 15, 2024, with penalty enforcement after Dec. 31,
2024
October 25, 2024
Governor Youngkin Awards
Grant to Support Establishment of Abattoir in Fauquier County
Fauquier County Department of Agricultural Development and Fauquier Livestock
Exchange are working together to deliver new meat processing facility
October 22, 2024
USDA
Designates Fifteen Virginia Localities as Disaster Areas Due to the Impacts of Tropical
Storm Debby
October 21, 2024
VDACS Announces
Reimbursement Funding for Eligible Organic Growers and Processors
Reimbursement funding available for 50 percent of organic certification cost
October 4, 2024
Virginia Grown Pumpkins are
Delivered to Virginia’s Executive Mansion
Presentation celebrates fall and kicks off Pumpkin Month in the Commonwealth
October 4, 2024
VDACS Announces Pesticide
Collection Program Dates and Collection Sites
Southwest Virginia hosts 2024 collection
September 30, 2024
VDACS Encourages
Reporting of Suspected Motor Vehicle Fuel Price Gouging in Virginia
September 30, 2024
AFID Infrastructure Grant
Program Fall Application Period Begins October 1
Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2024
September 1, 2024
Virginia Spirits Sale-A-Bration
Returns to Virginia ABC this September
September 1, 2024
Virginia’s Ginseng
Harvest Season Begins September 1
Protect this valued plant by knowing harvesting regulations
August 22, 2024
Virginia Beehive
Distribution Program Currently Accepting Applications For Beehive Lottery
Applicants must be a Virginia resident, aged 18 and older, to be eligible to receive
beehive units
August 6, 2024
Virginia Farmers
Should Prepare Now For Peak Atlantic Hurricane Season
Taking steps now helps protect farms and livestock as peak hurricane season
approaches
July 31, 2024
Boar's Head Provisions Co.
Expands Recall for Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria
Contamination
July 30, 2024
Fifteen
Virginia Localities Designated as Primary Disaster Areas are Eligible for USDA Emergency
Loans
July 26, 2024
Boar's Head Provisions Co. Recalls
Ready-To-Eat Liverwurst And Other Deli Meat Products Due to Possible Listeria
Contamination
July 24, 2024
Blue Catfish Grant Funding Now
Open, Processors Incentivized to Use Delicious Invasive Fish
Applications for Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant
Funding Accepted through September 6, 2024
July 8, 2024
Four Appointed
to the Virginia Beer Distribution Company Board of Directors
July 5, 2024
Thirteen Virginia Specialty Food
Businesses Featured at the 2024 Summer Fancy Food Show
Clark + Hopkins wins fourth sofi Gold Award with DC-inspired hot sauce
July 2, 2024
State Agencies Provide
Update on Spongy Moth Infestation and Treatment Activities in Virginia
July 1, 2024
Many Virginia Farmers
Continue to Experience Drought Conditions
June 26, 2024
Virginia Board of Agriculture and
Consumer Services to Meet Virtually on July 2
June 25, 2024
New Rules for Farm Use Vehicles
on July 1
Vehicle owners must purchase and display DMV-issued placard before July 1
June 24, 2024
Celebrate the Commonwealth’s
Agricultural Industry During Virginia Agriculture Week
June 10, 2024
Biosecurity
Recommendations for Cattle Exhibitions
No Virginia cattle have tested positive for influenza infection
May 20, 2024
Vaccinations Help Protect
Horses by Lowering the Risk of Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
Virginia Horse owners should consult with their veterinarian regarding West Nile
Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis vaccinations
May 17, 2024
Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer
Services to Meet on May 23 in Richmond
April 15, 2024
VDACS Provides
Update to State Ranchers on U.S. Dairy Cattle Influenza Detections
The agency confirms that no Virginia cattle have tested positive for influenza
infection
April 5, 2024
Virginia DWR Monitoring Increase
in Cases of Avian Influenza in Wild Bird Populations
April 1, 2024
Application Period
Opens for AFID Infrastructure Grant Program
AFID Infrastructure Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on May 6,
2024
April 1, 2024
Avoid the Introduction
and Spread of Invasive Plant Pest and Disease
April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
March 28, 2024
Virginia Food and Beverage
Expo Showcases Specialty Products From Nearly 200 Virginia Businesses
Governor Glenn Youngkin announces award winners of the Best New Product
Competitions
March 28, 2024
Virginia Egg Council Makes Egg Donation to
Richmond and Abingdon Food Banks
March 15, 2024
Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer
Services to Meet in Richmond on March 21
March 13, 2024
Governor
Glenn Youngkin Proclaims March as Virginia Controlled Environment Agriculture Month
March 5, 2024
Celebrate National
Weights and Measures Week and the Professionals Who Protect Virginia’s Consumers and
Businesses
March 4, 2024
Peanut Butter Donation
to Federation of Virginia Food Banks to Honor National Peanut Month
March 1, 2024
Virginia Dairy Producers Encouraged to Participate in the Dairy Producers Margin
Coverage Premium Assistance Program
Program provides reimbursement funding for annual premium payment of the federal
Dairy Margin Coverage program
February 23, 2024
VDACS
Encourages Backyard Bird Owners to Practice Biosecurity Measures to Protect Flocks From
HPAI
February 22, 2024
VVA Honors
Viticulturist Tremain Hatch as Grower of the Year
February 16, 2024
More Than 60 Virginia Localities Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans Through Drought
Designation
Producers should contact their local USDA Farm Service Agency office for drought
designation emergency assistance
February 14, 2024
Six Virginia
Wineries Exhibit at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris
U.S. Ambassador hosts celebration of Virginia wine and cuisine
February 13, 2024
Virginia’s Premier Specialty Food
and Beverage Expo Returns March 27
February 8, 2024
VDACS Expects
$550,000 in USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants Funding
Interested groups should submit specialty crop block grant applications before 5 p.m.
on March 11
February 7, 2024
USDA
Now Accepting Applications for Veterinary Services Grant Opportunities in Designated
Areas of Virginia
February 1, 2024
Country Corner Dairy, LLC
Issues Recall of Cheese Products
February 1, 2024
Federation
of Virginia Food Banks Receives More Than 11,000 Bushels of Virginia Grown Apples
January 26, 2024
VDACS Awards a Total of
$875,000 in Farmland Preservation Grants to Six Virginia Localities
January 9, 2024
USDA Releases 2022 Cash
Receipts Data of Top Virginia Ag Products