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Since 1976 one week has been set aside in Virginia to call attention to this important industry that encompasses all the commodities'produced on the land, the employment associated with farm input and service industries, and the industries that process, manufacture and transport food, fiber and forest commodities.
TTie total agribusiness industry has had a significant affect on the lives of Virginians as evidenced daily by the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the homes we live in.
Top 12 commodities
The top 12 commodities produced in Virginia in terms of cash receipts are: milk, cattle and calves, broilers, tobacco, turkeys, soybeans, horses,
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