{"id":31575,"date":"2026-03-04T09:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/virginia-agriculture-workers-balance-multiple-jobs-to-support-global-food-supply\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:22:06","slug":"virginia-agriculture-workers-balance-multiple-jobs-to-support-global-food-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/virginia-agriculture-workers-balance-multiple-jobs-to-support-global-food-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Agriculture Workers Balance Multiple Jobs to Support Global Food Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772634124746.jpg?resize=1200%2C630&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772634124746.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772634124746.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772634124746.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772634124746.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The provided article appears to contain only a video embed from the Virginia Farm Bureau YouTube channel without accompanying text content. Based on the headline about Virginia farmers working multiple jobs to support global food production, this story would typically explore the economic pressures facing agricultural workers and their efforts to maintain food security while managing financial challenges.<\/p><p>Without the full article text available, specific details about individual farmers, statistics, or expert commentary cannot be accurately reported at this time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agricultural workers in Virginia are taking on second jobs while continuing their farming operations to help meet worldwide food demands. The dual employment trend highlights the economic challenges facing today&#8217;s farming community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[862],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772634124746.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8dh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39454,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/virginia-farmers-balance-second-jobs-to-sustain-agricultural-dreams\/","url_meta":{"origin":31575,"position":0},"title":"Virginia Farmers Balance Second Jobs to Sustain Agricultural Dreams","author":"Admin","date":"March 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Agricultural census data reveals that more Virginia farmers work off-farm jobs than those who farm full-time. 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