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Corn and small grains are in the news quite frequently. It is our goal to provide our membership, leadership and the interested public up to date information regarding our industry, our producers, our crops and current issues.



7/1/10
VA Ag Expo just over a month away! Join us at Windsor Farm in Montross, VA for the latest in products, services and practices!
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7/3/10
It's a boy! Congratulations to VGPA Executive Director Molly Pugh and husband Lyle on the birth of their son, Hudson Garner Pugh. 

6/10/10
VGPA Announces Virginia Wheat Yield Contest - Entries Due by July 15
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2009

10.21.09 Save our Farms, Protect the Bay: VGPA Releases Collaborative White Papers on Proposed Bay Program Changes
  Chesapeake Bay Presidential Executive Order (White Paper)
  Chesapeake Bay Reauthorization Background (White Paper)
  Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Loads (White Paper)
  Chesapeake Bay Program 2011 Milestones Background (Resource Document)
9.29.09 Chesapeake Bay | Virginia Farmers Committed, Focused on Stewardship VGPA Exec. Director Molly Pugh Testifies on Bay Program
  Read Molly Pugh's Oral Testimony
  Read Molly Pugh's Written Comments
9.27.09 Farms in watershed play pivotal role in bay’s health
Richmond Times Dispatch Article Featuring VGPA Board Member Robbie Newcomb
8.11.09 VA Small Grains Board Funds More Than $300,000 in Projects
8.4.09 Virginia Wheat Yield Contest Winners Announced
7.31.09 Virginia's Grain Producers Represented at National Corn Congress
7.1.09 Domestic Trade Mission Increases Awareness of Mid-Atlantic Issues
5.15.09

2009 Virginia Small Grains Field Day, Showcases State Agriculture Diversity, Then and Now

4.21.09 VGPA Responds to PBS Frontline Documentary, States Collaborative Efforts of Agriculture and Environment Achieve Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
2.24.09 Virginia Grain and Soybean Conference a Huge Success, Kirby Named VGPA President
2.6.09 VGPA Grain Producers Talk Agriculture at Virginia Capitol

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