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Youngkin, Lohr visit rural Blackwater in Virginia Beach, site of annual state Ag Expo

September 6, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 13, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Gov. Glenn Youngkin was among the thousands of people

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Farmer John: Results on the farm or home garden come from great soil

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 24, print edition. BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — I’m returning to where I started as an erstwhile writer –

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Farmer John: I’m recovering from a stroke but look forward to planting, composting, writing again

January 23, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Jan. 16, print edition. BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — One night in November, I awoke seemingly bouncing against the

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Farmer John: An agriculture economy on our scale

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON VIRGINIA BEACH — Pop quiz: Which of the following terms does not fit with the others? GDP, trade wars, tariffs, short-term profit calculations,

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Agriculture Business Environment Sigma Virginia Beach

Farmer John: Sustainable farming practices help prevent erosion

January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 The Independent News

“A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself” — Franklin D. Roosevelt “Civilization itself rests upon the soil” — Thomas Jefferson. BY J.D. WILSON

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Farmer John: Waste not, want not by growing a recycling mindset

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — The first law of thermodynamics, also called the law of conservation of energy, says energy cannot be created or destroyed

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Farmer John: Here’s the dirt about soil, a key to sustainable agriculture

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 The Independent News

BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — Please don’t call the soil “dirt.” Dirt is what you sweep off the kitchen floor. Soil is a glorious life-filled

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Farmer John: Soil is a key resource as we seek sustainable agriculture

September 28, 2017 The Independent News

“Sustainable: Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.”  – The Oxford Living Dictionary BY J.D. WILSON SIGMA — I began using the word “sustainable”

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