Farmers United-Surry

08/25/2026

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✨Immediate Opening✨

Seeking full-time driver for agricultural hauling. Class A CDL required. Competitive pay. Great team and work environment!

*must have own transportation to get to and from work*

Please call Billy at 757-508-1738 for more information.

08/11/2026

New Location for Extension Office for Surry

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The Surry County Office has moved! We are still working to set up the new office and get internet up and running as well as updating the parking lot to provide ADA accessibility, so we are not currently staffing the office every day. Our new location is 11640 Rolfe Highway, Surry, VA 23883. We will update everyone when the office will officially open and we look forward to seeing everyone soon!

In the meantime, please continue to call us if you need us at 757-294-5215 or 757-294-5303 to get directly in contact with Elizabeth (our Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent). The soil sample box/form pick up box has been relocated to the new address as well. Soil samples boxes are also available at Farmers United in Surry or can be dropped off to your property/farm on request.

05/07/2026

Thank you Surry farmers for all that you do.

On Tuesday, May 5, the USDA released the final crop numbers from 2025 BY COUNTY. Here are the top ten counties in Virginia for soybean yield last year:

1. Nottoway - 53 bushels per acre
2. Rockingham - 49 bpa
3. Surry - 47 bpa
4. Madison - 45 bpa
5. Franklin - 44.9 bpa
6. Isle of Wight - 44 bpa
7. Prince Edward - 43.9 bpa
8. Orange - 43.5 bpa
9. Shenandoah - 42.6 bpa
10. Northumberland - 42 bpa

The statewide average yield for soybeans in Virginia in 2025 was 38 bushels per acre.

Data source - National Agricultural Statistics Service
Image credit - Mark Stebnicki

05/02/2026

Thank you to all the cattle farmers for what you do…

Did you know that the beef industry is Virginia’s second largest commodity with over $712 million in cash receipts in 2024? The Commonwealth's cattle producers are dedicated to raising high-quality, nutritious beef. This month, we celebrate their hard work and commitment to their cattle and land. Virginia Beef Council

04/15/2026

This just in from VDACS . . .

USDA Designates 24 Virginia Localities as Drought Disaster Areas

~ Farmers in designated disaster areas have eight months to apply for emergency assistance ~

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Richmond, Va. / April 14, 2026 – Due to recent drought conditions, 24 Virginia localities have received drought disaster designations by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins.

Farmers in the primary designated counties of Brunswick, Greensville, and Southampton are now eligible to be considered for certain assistance from the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Farmers in the counties of Arlington, Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Isle of Wight, King George, Loudoun, Lunenberg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince William, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Washington, Westmoreland and the cities of Alexandria, Emporia and Suffolk are also eligible for FSA drought emergency assistance as they are contiguous to primary drought designated localities in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

This drought disaster assistance includes FSA emergency loans. Provided eligibility requirements are met, FSA will assess each emergency loan application individually to consider specific circumstances and needs. Farmers in eligible localities have eight months from the date of disaster declaration to apply for emergency loans.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu), these localities suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for eight or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

For more information on available assistance programs and the application process, please visit the Virginia FSA State Office website at www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/Virginia.

Source: VDACS