by Gracie Hart Brooks | May 1, 2025 | Agriculture, Top Story
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are causing uncertainties in the global agricultural sector. Once again, local farmers may be affected. Tariffs of at least 10% across all countries are now in effect, with higher rates for those deemed “worst offenders”...
by Gracie Hart Brooks | Apr 14, 2025 | Agriculture
The abrupt elimination of two national food procurement programs by the Trump administration’s DOGE unit is hitting close to home as local farmers and the food-needy communities the programs serve cope with the uncertainties. In February, the Local Food Purchase...
by Bob Hurley | Apr 14, 2025 | Agriculture
Kestrel’s migration tracked for four years Peaches, a five-year old female kestrel outfitted with a tiny solar-powered backpack transmitter, arrived in Warrenton on March 18 after completing her 560 mile spring migration journey from a farm in Georgia. This feat was a...
by Sophie McLeod | Apr 13, 2025 | Agriculture, Top Story
A look at prices in Rappahannock County Battered by an outbreak of bird flu and victim of global supply chain disruptions, the humble egg is having its day. Even in the rural oasis of Rappahannock County. A political barometer in recent U.S. politics, egg prices have...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 7, 2025 | Agriculture, Top Story
Entering the world, fashionably It’s that time of year — farms across Rappahannock County are welcoming spring flocks of new lambs and goat kids. Four little lambs, only a few days old, took their first steps outside of a barn Tuesday morning, braving the cold in...
