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Boiling Water and Bourbon: A VALOR Seminar in Richmond

There’s something about agriculture that forces you to be adaptable. Weather, markets, legislation — it’s a field (pun intended) where change is the only constant. So, it felt appropriate that our third VALOR VII seminar in Richmond began with yet another set of curveballs: a snowstorm, a power outage, and a city-wide boil water advisory. … Continue reading Boiling Water and Bourbon: A VALOR Seminar in Richmond

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Leadership Quotes from the Shenandoah Valley

In March, our trip to the Shenandoah Valley, the most agriculturally productive region of Virginia, provided our cohort unique opportunities to see a variety of agricultural enterprises in action. When I think of the Valley, I usually think of dairy and poultry operations, but we also learned about fertilizer, logistics, energy, forestry and wood products,… Continue reading Leadership Quotes from the Shenandoah Valley