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April's destructive freeze left some vineyards with only a fraction of their normal crop. Wineries are now cutting production, rationing inventory and confronting Virginia's farm-winery sourcing requirements.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
The food code that took effect Sept. 10 reaches far beyond sesame. It changed rules for hand sinks, thawing, manufacturer cooking instructions, shellfish records, patio animals, sous vide and other daily operations at roughly 31,000 VDH-permitted establishments.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Congress passed a one-month delay on September 1 and sent it to the President. The federal limit is 0.4mg of total THC per container. Virginia's cap, in force since August 15, is 2mg per package.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Del. Delores Oates convened VDACS Commissioner Charles Green and Virginia Tourism Corporation staff for an agritourism summit on August 28, with regulatory barriers and farmland preservation on the agenda.
VHN Staff · · Shenandoah Valley
The 25-to-1 ratio allowance is gone, replaced by a hard two-milligram total THC cap per package as of August 15. Regulation moved from VDACS to the Cannabis Control Authority, which now has cease-and-desist power.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
