Many folks on this list are inviting people to visit their farms...either to purchase farm related products or to tour. In talking with our VA Farm Bureau...
This is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about Sandra! I tried to get coverage for farm tours from Farm Bureau. I thought you had your coverage through an...
Does anyone know what the weed with yellow flowers is which is either toxic or unpalatable to goats and cows? Because of the drought, it is the only thing...
This very point is why I stopped - "Pick your own" kinda service. I sell at the Farmers market or to a middle man. I hate it - but I can't afford an injury...
http://www.vafb.com/opinion.htm President's View: September/October 2005 Farm Bureau's grassroots system makes for informed decisions New agricultural...
The VFB says "it is truly the voice of the people who feed and clothe the world" and claims more than 146,000 members in VA. However, the VA Dept of Ag &...
At one point in time, we *did* have coverage with VFB but several months ago, they decided "no, they had never offered it and we were completely wrong..." One...
According to VDACS statistics, there are 19,500 female farmers in the Commonwealth of VA. Surely we could make a difference at the local, regional and state...
I was a member when I lived in Virginia. I recently moved to North Carolina and transferred my membership. I am going to have to say that there are quite a few...
Hello Tammy, Excuse me for not being clear...it is true that in order to buy insurance through VFB one *HAS* to become a member first. It's also true one...
http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/12854934.htm Posted on Sun, Oct. 09, 2005 Red tape has farmer fuming Government tells grower not to sell...
Whoa!! What a weird predicament this is! I agree with what is said that the government should not have any authority to do what they are doing everywhere....
WESTON A. PRICE FOUNDATION ACTION ALERT October 10, 2005 IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT FLORIDA RAW MILK NEEDS ALL OF YOUR HELP! Message from Sally Fallon: We are...
Dear Friends, It’s time for a short PAWS celebration! Senator Santorum, S1139’s author, the bill’s cosponsors and its supporters, the AKC, HSUS, DDAL,...
A local man, Paul Minnerly just found out about a planning commission hearing to approve a proposed subdivision behind his small farm. The developers plan to...
This is a great event, about a mile down the road from me, and I hope many of you can join the fun! Apples and cider are for sale all day. Join us for a...
Annual Apple Harvest Festival Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Rural Ridge Farm from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is a great event, about a mile down the road...
FYI...but I've not yet checked this out. Sandra <<<<<< According to our Washington, D. C. insiders, the Pet Animal Welfare Statute of 2005 (PAWS), S. 1139, is...
Eminent Domain Poised to Strike in Albemarle County It seems the ink was barely dry on Kelo when Albemarle County developers Gaylon and Justin Beights--and...
Has the VA Farm Bureau been notified? They were one of the few state farm bureau's to sign a petition against the eminent domain case in the Northeast this...
The next meeting of the Fiber Guild of the Allegheny Highlands will be on Thursday the 27th of October at 2 p.m., at the Ware Farm in Williamsville, Highland...
ACLJ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005 Dear S., With the stroke of a pen, the Supreme Court of the United States effectively rejected one of the most fundamental...
I am a member of VFB, too. The whole insurance- non insurance- thing has been a nightmare this year. We purposely switched all our insurance coverage to Farm ...
I am a farm bureau member who is currently very annoyed w/ the insurance. I just found out AFTER my stolen truck fiasco that my "farmowners" policy that was...
Good Morning Ellen, Regarding VFB...I'd like to know how/if they cover operations like the Bennett's (no relation) Black Angus Operation in Red House, VA? He...
It's been decades since the *farmer* was courted. I worked for VFB in the early 1990's and they were, strongly and aggressively, courting the urban buyer then....
