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Rebuilding a quality environment is an increasing concern of both urban and rural people, according to H. S. Barksdale, Chairman, Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Committee (ASC) of Rappahannock County. The Rural Environmental Assistance Program (REAP) has as its major purpose the improvement of the quality of life for all people. This improvement is accomplished through costsharing program with farmers and ranchers to prevent or abate agriculture-related pollution of water, land and air, and to conserve agricultural soil, water, woodland, and wildlife resources. While farmers and ranchers are the primary participants in REAP practices, we all receive benefits from the program. Naturally, the local community where the practices are carried out benefits the most. Not just the farmer himself and his farm neighbors, but the whole community gets a boost from the pollutionabatement and conservation practices which the farmer undertakes.
For all persons interested in helping rebuild a quality environment, a leaflet on the role of the Rural Environmental
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