2026 News Releases | VDACS ABOUT VDACS ANIMALS CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOOD, FOOD SAFETY & CONSUMER PROTECTION INSPECTION & GRADING SERVICES LOCALITIES MARKETS & FINANCE MEDIA VDACS News Releases Governor’s News Release PLANT & PEST MARKETING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PESTICIDES PLANT, PEST, FEED, FERTILIZER & SEED SERVICES/FORMS 2026 News Releases All news releases sent from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). April April 20, 2026 Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Offer Tips on Tick Bite Prevention to Protect Health of Virginians April 14, 2026 USDA Designates 24 Virginia Localities as Drought Disaster Areas Farmers in designated disaster areas have eight months to apply for emergency assistance April 01, 2026 VDACS Now Accepting Applications for Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program Charitable food assistance organizations must submit application by May 5, 2026 March March 19, 2026 Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services to Meet in Richmond on March 26 March 17, 2026 VDACS Opens AFID Infrastructure Grant Program’s Spring Application Period Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on April 30, 2026 March 06, 2026 VDACS Launches New Platform for Online Registration of Charitable Organizations Online system provides greater access and transparency for organizations and the public March 02, 2026 Celebrate National Consumer Protection Week and the Professionals that Protect Virginia Consumers January January 22, 2026 New Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Begin Service to Commonwealth’s Producers Priorities include maximizing trade opportunities, expanding market access, investing in rural economic development, and conservation of farmland and working forests January 15, 2026 Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Eleven AFID Infrastructure Grants to Support Local Food Systems $390,000 awarded to projects expanding capacity for local producers and access for communities January 15, 2026 Virginia Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications Program reimburses annual premium payment for federal Dairy Margin Coverage Read VDACS 2025 News Releases