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Agriculture Blackwater Business Government Virginia Beach

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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Agriculture: Virginia Ag Expo arrives tomorrow in southern Virginia Beach

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, July 23, print edition. BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE BLACKWATER — Virginia Beach will host farmers and agricultural professionals from

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Agriculture Back Bay Business Food & Drink Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: There may be no festival, but the strawberry season has been strong in Virginia Beach

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 14, print edition. BY GLEN MASON BACK BAY — The Pungo Strawberry Festival in Virginia Beach is a destination event

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Agriculture Chesapeake Food & Drink Government Health & Fitness Pungo Schools Virginia Beach

Connecting Chesapeake, Virginia Beach students to local farming with a story about strawberries

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, March 19, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Farmers, gardeners and representatives from several local agenices read to

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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Business Courthouse Food & Drink Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Estimated economic impact of farming industry in Virginia Beach is on the rise

May 28, 2022 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 22, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — Agriculture, the third-largest industry in Virginia Beach, showed overall significant

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Agriculture Back Bay Creeds Pungo Virginia Beach

Eying a storm, local farmers head into the corn fields for an early harvest

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 The Independent News

Ed. — This story originally ran in the Sept. 6 print edition. THE INDEPENDENT NEWS VIRGINIA BEACH — Over the Labor Day Weekend, well before Hurricane

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Agriculture Back Bay Pungo Virginia Beach

Agriculture: A longtime farmer, a strawberry field and good neighbors

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Douglas Munden, a third generation farmer, sat in his office across Princess Anne Road from the home in which

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Agriculture Back Bay Blackwater Business Creeds Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Agriculture: Recent soggy weather can have a cost for Virginia Beach farmers

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 The Independent News

BY JANE BLOODWORTH ROWE PUNGO — This year’s growing season got off to a soggy start with heavy rains that damaged the strawberry crops

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Agriculture Courthouse Government Pungo Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach farming industry saw overall growth, some changes in past year; budget anticipates restored agricultural reserve program dollars

May 8, 2017 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Agriculture in Virginia Beach had an estimated $124.6 million economic impact in 2016, an increase of $3.8 million or

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