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production of other crops and also that the land be property conserved to prevent soil erosion and water siltation.
Mr. Barksdale emphasized that failure to maintain diverted acres can result in loss of all or part of any payments otherwise earned.
Forestry Industry Largest Employer
The Forest Products Industry is the largest employer in Virginia. It employs about 85,000 workers. This is 25% of all the industrial employees. The value of timber products on stumpage and manufacturing is about $900 million per year.
Commercial forests cover 62% of Virginia, about 15 million acres. 80% of the forest land is owned by farmers and small, private land owners. 10% is owned by industry, and 10% by state and federal governments.
There are 678 sawmills in the state. In addition, there are 304 processing plants which use forest products as their raw material, ii
The forest products industry does not receive the publicity
Virginia.
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