Not only are they active on the farm--they're holding leadership positions in agriculture organizations and leading the way in their communities! In awe of these women today and every day! #womeninagriculture #InternationalWomensDay

Me, in the final days of the General Assembly.

Feel free to reach out if you're interested in applying to VALOR team and have questions! I had a fantastic experience as part of Class IV! #agricultureleaders

Big fan of "actionable insights"! Great Animal Ag Alliance pre-summit webinar today to learn about this and other tangible takeaways that both companies and farmers can use to measure and improve sustainability*. *Including, but not limited to, environmental impacts

This #EarthDay, check out the most recent Sustainability Impact Report on animal agriculture in the U.S. from Animal Ag Alliance From peanuts to poultry, our farmers continue to do more with less! animalagalliance.org/issues/sustain…

Kicked off the VaULT conference with a beautiful day spent at two innovative spaces playing an important role in Richmond food systems! Shalom Farms #sankofaorchard

Last day of the VaULT conference—be sure to check out the VA Farm Link booth before you leave! Virginia Farm Bureau VDACS

Congratulations Kay Johnson Smith for a successful 28 years of leadership and service to Animal Ag Alliance and the animal agriculture community as a whole. We wish you the best of luck in your next chapter with Dairy MAX 🎉 #AAA22

So many important messages and ideas from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholder Summit to unpack and implement! More on that later, but first a big thanks to the Animal Ag Alliance team for another successful conference! #AAA22

An Introduction to Virginia Farm Link’s New Website plowsandpolitics.com/2022/06/06/an-…

Ag counts! If you’re an agricultural producer and have never received NASS censuses or surveys, sign up to be counted today. The deadline to sign up for the 2022 Census of Agriculture is June 30. ➡go.usa.gov/xuKcp. #AgCensus #VirginiaFarmBureau #LoveVaAg

Thanks to Michael Webert, Commissioner Guthrie, & VDACS staff for attending a Virginia Farm Bureau listening session on meat processing to hear directly from our producer members! This was #2 of 4 sessions to be held across Virginia this month.

The rising price of fuel and other inputs – with no end in sight – weighs heavily on farmers and ranchers. American Farm Bureau's FB Market Intel dives into the supply and demand fundamentals pushing prices up at the pump ow.ly/Mfge50JJXGW

If you were unable to attend a meat processing listening session in person and would like to share your thoughts, a survey link is included in this post.

A great resource for all types of farming opportunities! #connectingVAagriculture

With recent changes to the motor vehicle code for permanent farm use placards in Virginia, many farmers are faced with a problem; they own a vehicle and never found it necessary to have the vehicle titled in their name. plowsandpolitics.com/2022/07/18/get…

If you haven't had one yet, I recommend starting with the Cookie Monster. Or the Strawberry Shortcake. Or the Chocolate Blackout. #cantgowrong #number1fangirl

Love working with Tenille and Zach Jacobs ! #farmersinaction

We miss Andrew W Smith but know he is going to do great things at DCR!

Fantastic hire! Looking forward to working with Cliff!