June is National Dairy Month and to celebrate this important facet of agriculture within our footprint, we are highlighting two young dairymen. Isaac Hammock and Ben Smith grew up on family-owned...
A Family Legacy Growing up on her family’s poultry farm in Rockingham County, farming was a way of life for Holly Coffman. Years later, Holly and her husband Sam built two poultry houses and started...
Farm Credit of the Virginias is a proud supporter of 4-H and FFA programs, as well as all youth who desire to learn more about agriculture. Did you know that Farm Credit provides active youth with a...
Early each morning, you can find 20 year-old Luke Gingerich leaving his apartment, climbing into his truck and pulling out of the driveway with a Gingerich Construction trailer behind him. Luke is the...
It’s no secret that the business of agriculture comes with significant risk. In addition to changes in market cost, farmers also have to worry about the potential brutality of Mother Nature herself...
CW’s Corn Maze is a family-friendly agritourism offering located off the Greenbrier River in Cass, W. Va. Visitors can journey through a 10-acre corn maze, ride the barrel train, roll in the culvert...
In the Vittone Farms Ag & Culture episode, Farm Credit of the Virginias customer-owner, Jeff Vittone, explains the inception of his container farm in Bedford County, Va. and the benefits of employing...
Walking the rolling hills and watching workers in distant vineyards, visitors to Ecco Adesso Vineyards private villa rentals could be forgiven for thinking they were in Tuscany. Owners Michael and...
Hillview Farm is a 900-acre dairy operation, located in Bridgewater, Va., that supports 180 dairy cows, 100 cow/calf pairs, as well as dairy steers. Hillview Farm is owned and operated by fourth...
Stone House Lavender includes a working 20-acre lavender farm and farmhouse style event barn. The operation offers an on-site farm store which carries hand-crafted lavender products crafted with pure...
