Conservationists are hopeful the state will give more money into the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program for residents experiencing stormwater erosion.

Jamestown High School placed first overall in the 2026 Area III Envirothon Competition, held at the Caroline County Agricultural Fairgrounds on April 16, 2026.

Bob Waring is a third-generation farmer at Brandon Farms, and he grows about 450 acres of corn and soybeans on land that his grandfather and father began no-tilling and cover cropping 40 years ago. Except for occasional deep ripping to break up compaction, the ground hasn’t been tilled since then. Waring plants green into a variety of live cover crops and said the approach has let him reduce chemical usage by about 75%.

The Transition Zone is a climatic region with generally hot summers and cold winters, both of which can stress warm and cool season species. To understand how and why both types of turf can struggle in this region, it’s important to know the basics of cool and warm season growth cycles. Read on to learn more about which grasses will be best for your lawn.

On his 400-acre farm in Virginia, Bob Waring spends many of his waking hours thinking about how to make each acre profitable. Rather than rely on synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides, he’s betting on biology: deep-rooted cover crops, time-tested rotations, and soil that’s alive and working in his favor.

A short summary of the VASWCD 2025 Annual Conference in December.