by Randy Rieland | Nov 26, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics
Rappahannock students opt for ‘hands on’ careers It wasn’t that long ago, remembers Dani Pond, when conventional wisdom had it that if you wanted a good career, you better have a degree from a four-year college. “It didn’t matter what degree,” said Pond, supervisor of...
by Bob Hurley | Sep 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Politics
‘Mother Nature is 90% of the success of farming’; fall may bring relief The drought of 2024 is sticking around a while longer, even though local streams and rivers are beginning to return to normal seasonal levels, groundwater aquifers are slowly recharging, farmers...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 29, 2024 | Agriculture, Health
First person: On the front lines at Amissville’s Charming Hill Farm As a journalist in rural Rappahannock County, sometimes work is more like play. Last week I went on assignment to Charming Hill Farm in Amissville to answer the question, “What is it like to cuddle a...
by Bob Hurley | Jun 8, 2024 | Agriculture, Sidebar
Can new farming practices increase numbers? The call of the northern bobwhite, the trill of the eastern meadowlark, the sweet high notes of the grasshopper sparrow — imagine a walk down a quiet country lane without enjoying the beautiful songs of these and other...
by Tim Carrington | May 24, 2022 | Agriculture, Business
The world’s overlapping economic and security crises are sending shockwaves into the defining Piedmont enterprises that revolve around meadows abundant with hay bales and livestock. For farmers and food-related businesses, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S...
