The Virginia Farm Bureau presented its Journalism Awards at the organization’s annual conference on Nov. 29, and two local weekly newspapers were among those recognized.
For a 16th time in the award program’s history—and a seventh consecutive year—staff at the Kilmarnock-based Rappahannock Record submitted a winning entry in the category for weekly and semi-weekly newspapers.
Rappahannock Record coverage in the past year has included articles on local agribusinesses and a regional wheat quality assessment; a windfall of farm conservation funding in the state budget; and locals’ participation in county fairs, the State Fair of Virginia and a fall festival at the Northern Neck Farm Museum, a release stated.
A second award in the category for weekly and semi-weekly newspapers was presented to the Rappahannock News, located in Rappahannock County. The paper’s coverage in the past year has included a feature on organic produce farming on a historic property; an analysis of the county’s real...