RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia agriculture officials report that organic farming is increasing in the state.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says Virginia had 167 organic farms in 2014, up from 156 in 2008. Those farms generated $41.3 million in sales, more than double the $19.2 million in 2008.
Eighty-one percent of the organic sales came from crop production. Fourteen percent came from livestock and poultry products such as milk and eggs, and five percent from livestock and poultry animals.
