Floyd County featured on Real Virginia program
This September, Virginia Farm Bureau’s Real Virginia television program will highlight Floyd County as part of its County Close-up segment.
Each month, the feature focuses on a different Virginia county and provides an in-depth look at the area from an agricultural perspective. Burke Moeller, video producer for Farm Bureau, will interview local farmers and others to explore the role agriculture plays in the county, which sectors are most prevalent and how the industry is changing.
The most recent Census of Agriculture, conducted in 2017, found Floyd County had a total of 741 farms on 110,297 acres, and the market value of all agricultural products sold that year was more than $33 million. Livestock, poultry and other animal products account for 52% of all farm income. Crops make up the remaining 48%, with the major plantings in hay, forage, cultivated Christmas trees, corn and nursery stock crops. Other commodities produced in the county include berries, melons, tree nuts and a variety of vegetables.
Moeller can be available for an interview or to meet with local media while recording in the county on Thursday, Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18. If interested, contact Moeller at 804-297-5646.
Real Virginia focuses on Virginia agriculture with a consumer audience in mind. The program airs nationwide at 3:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month on RFD-TV on Dish Network and DirecTV, and on selected cable outlets around the state. It airs weekly on WBRA digital channel 15.2, WHRO Norfolk, WVVA Bluefield and WTKR Norfolk, and on the first and third weekends of each month on WVIR Charlottesville, WSVF Harrisonburg, WRLH Richmond and WSLS Roanoke.
Watch Real Virginia anytime online at youtube.com/user/VirginiaFarmBureau.
With 133,000 members in 88 county Farm Bureaus, VFBF is Virginia’s largest farmers’ advocacy group. Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, nonpartisan, voluntary organization committed to protecting Virginia’s farms and ensuring a safe, fresh and locally grown food supply.
