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port timber sales. Though the number of farms has been reduced, acreage has remained constant over the past few years and the scientific approach to farming has kept production levels up.”
"There are many challenges ahead for Virginia’s agriculture,” the commissioner concluded, “but this week, Agriculture Week, is a time to salute the farmers for what they have done in supplying us with the food and fiber necessary for our existence and for their continuing efforts to assure that we are the best fed nation in the world.”
America now produces nearly one-twelfth of the world’s total output of major agricultural commodities.
88.8%