Organizers of youth livestock events formerly held at the State Fair of Virginia say the show will go on this fall. 

New York grain producers Mary Howell and Klaas Martens will deliver the Feb. 10 keynote address on their transition from conventional to organic farming at the 2012 Virginia Biological Farming Conference in Richmond. The event will continue on Feb. 11.

Homeowners who want to learn more about beautifying their property also will have an opportunity to purchase locally grown food and other Virginia food products at the inaugural Virginia Home and Garden Show Jan. 14-16 at the Farm Bureau Center at The Meadow Event Park.

The third annual Virginia Food & Wine Festival on Dec. 10 will feature products for holiday entertaining and gift-giving.

Virginia Tech will hold an open house Nov. 5 for students interested in the Agricultural Technology Program in its College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Hundreds of people got together recently via satellite, the Internet and town hall meetings to start a dialogue between farmers and consumers.

Addressing the challenges faced by rural Virginia and working together to find solutions will be the focus of the seventh annual Virginia Rural Summit, which will be held Sept. 12 and 13 at the Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Farmland Preservation and the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee held the first of three pilot farm transition workshops on Aug. 13 at the Isle of Wight Ruritan Club.

This summer’s Fancy Food Show in Washington had many exhibitors from Virginia. See more on the Virginia Farm Bureau website's video page and Facebook page (facebook.com/VaFarmBureau).

The Southern Piedmont Summer Forage Tour will take place July 21 at Dungeness Farm.

Corn chips, jams and jellies, peanuts, sauces and seasonings are among the many products Virginia specialty producers will present at the 2011 Summer Fancy Food Show July 10-12.

Longwood University will hold a forum on economic strategies for rural community leaders at 7 p.m. on June 7.

The third annual Virginia Food & Wine Festival on Dec. 10 will feature products for holiday entertaining and gift-giving.

Homeowners who want to learn more about beautifying their property also will have an opportunity to purchase locally grown food and other Virginia food products at the inaugural Virginia Home and Garden Show Jan. 14-16 at the Farm Bureau Center at The Meadow Event Park.

Virginia representatives will join more than 5,000 Farm Bureau members from across the nation in helping shape policies important to farmers and ranchers Jan. 9-12 at the 92nd annual American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.

Virginia Farm Bureau’s second annual Save Our Food Holiday Festival will offer Virginia farmers the opportunity to extend the traditional summer market season well into winter.

Visitors to the 2010 State Fair of Virginia can stop by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation booth in the Farm Bureau Center to learn more about where their food comes from and what’s being done to protect their food supply.

A Richmond company will be one of the major suppliers for this year’s World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky.

Two October seminars are being planned for legal and financial professionals who serve rural landowners and clients with rural enterprises.

Families can learn about agriculture in a fun way during the Family and Farm Day from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 2375 Darvills Road.