December 2024 by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury The little bumblebee, considered a keystone species because of how it benefits the environment through pollination,...
Virginia middle-schooler’s FFA chicken project aided by parents, ag teacher
December 2024
December 2024 by Alicia Wells, Delmarva Farmer RINER, Va. — Conner Davis, 13, has been raising layer chickens for the past six years and is an active member of the Auburn Middle School FFA program. Davis started by raising six Blue Sapphire and Australorp chickens...
Not Just a Fruitcake
December 2024
“The boys were doubtful, but they ate it,” recalls 82-year-old Judy Heflin, of Warrenton, Va., with a laugh.
She’s referring to when her three sons first tasted a fruitcake Heflin made from a recipe she discovered within the pages of a 1987 issue of Rural Living magazine, which is now called Cooperative Living.
Back at the Helm
October 2024
James Guy returns as EBA Southern Chapter president November 2024 by Marin Sanders, Staff Writer When James “Jim” Guy II joined Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative as general counsel over a decade ago, he brought a wealth of legal expertise to the cooperative and its...
USA Today honors Virginia’s Sinkland Farms
October 2024
October 2024 by Jane W. Graham RIVER, Va. — A joyous atmosphere surrounds Sinkland Farms here after national recognition as one of the best pumpkin patches in the country. “Sinkland Farms has won 3rd Best Pumpkin Patch in the nation and 6th Best Corn Maze in the...
NRECA President Has Faith in Co-op Future
September 2024
September 2024 by Molly Christian, NRECA GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Electric cooperatives face swiftly rising demand, a tough regulatory environment and a quickly evolving grid. But they are up for whatever comes their way, NRECA President Tony Anderson said Sept. 5 at the...
JMU Professor Links Pollution, Lightning
September 2024
September 2024 by Charlie Paullin, Virginia Mercury James Madison University professor Mace Bentley had a friend living on the Eastside of Atlanta who noticed his VCRs and TVs going on the fritz after several lightning strikes during thunderstorms that would move west...