In eighth grade, Robert Mills, Jr., told his parents his dream was to become a farmer. His parents said that’d be a tough road to walk. The family had no land, capital or equipment and lived in a suburb. On Oct. 17, the first-generation Virginia farmer held the 2017...
Local farmers soon will see new technology specifically designed for agriculture, thanks to two separate entities. The Virginia Cooperative Extension was granted $104,000 from the Tobacco Commission for a “SOVA Agribusiness Information Technology Program.” The program...
