Nov 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced two planning grants have been awarded from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund. The Commonwealth awarded a total of $40,947 to projects by Fauquier & Loudoun Counties and Clarke County to...
Jul 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
The economic impact of agriculture and forestry in Virginia was $91 billion in 2016, up 30 percent from $70 billion in 2013, state officials announced Tuesday. The total employment impact of the two industries increased by about 7 percent to 442,200 jobs, or about 9...
May 19, 2017 | News, News/PR
Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced new export opportunities for Virginia lumber products following his recent trade and marketing mission to Mexico. Lumber sale agreements were reached between Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., which has a location in Buena Vista,...
Apr 5, 2017 | News, News/PR
First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe helped harvest the 2 Billionth tree seedling grown by the Virginia Department of Forestry during a celebration March 29, 2017 at the Garland Gray Forestry Center in Sussex County. The First Lady and Virginia’s Secretary of...
Dec 14, 2016 | News, News/PR
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the award of three planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund. The Commonwealth awarded a total of $64,000 to projects by Floyd County and the New River Valley Regional Commission...
