VOF assists Northampton County with 172-acre PDR easement

From Pete Henderson, Northampton County PDR Committee chair  Northampton County protected a second working farm last week through its Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program, with the acquisition of a …

VOF, NRCS Partner to Protect Family Dairy in Rockbridge County

By Barbara Bowen, NRCS “When milk prices tanked, nobody saw it coming. Instead of using the money to better the farm, we are now using it to buy the farm.” …