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News from April 2020
Bedford County farmers markets open in time for Virginia Farmers Market Week
April 29, 2020
Forest Farmers Market opened on Saturday, April 25, and the Bedford Farmers Market opens Friday, May 1.
Continue Reading »Simplimatic Automation Receives Order for PWB for Automation for Ventilators
April 17, 2020
Company has received a large order to provide automation for a production line which will manufacture components used within ventilators.
Continue Reading »U.S. Chamber Foundation creates the Save Small Business Fund
April 16, 2020The Fund is providing $5,000 in short-term relief to employers in certain zip codes across the United States, including chambers of commerce.
Continue Reading »April 16, 2020
Join Deborah B. Reed PhD, FAAOHN, FAAN, RN for a free webinar titled, Stress and Safety: Decrease one, Increase the Other. Dr. Reed will address the relationship between stress, injury, and overall health among farmers within the context of the current pandemic. Date: April 20, 2020 Time: Noon No registration is required. Join the call […]
Continue Reading »10 area businesses selected to receive COVID-19 Rapid Response funding
April 15, 2020
The Central Virginia Workforce Development Board announced 10 employers will receive COVID-19 Rapid Response funding.
Continue Reading »Neathawk Lumber to open new location in Bedford County, adding 10 new jobs
April 9, 2020
Bedford County is pleased to welcome S.J. Neathawk Lumber Company, Inc. to Montvale.
Continue Reading »Coyote Lottery Winners Annouced
April 6, 2020
Thanks to several local businesses who sponsored this year’s lottery April 6, 2020 — For Immediate Release Don Gardner DVM, Vice Chair BAEDAB Bedford County, Virginia The lucky grand prize winner of the Bedford Agricultural Economic Development Advisory Board’s 2019-2020 Coyote Lottery is Mr. Cline Lynch of Blue Ridge, VA. He took home a $2,000.00 […]
Continue Reading »American Farmland Trust sets up Farmer Relief Fund
April 4, 2020American Farmland Trust sets up national Farmer Relief Fund
American Farmland Trust’s Farmer Relief Fund will award farmers with cash grants of up to $1,000 each to help them weather the current storm of market disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis.
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