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Editorial
Still #1
No, we’re not talking about the Rappahannock “Blues,” winners of the alumni basketball tournament at the high school last weekend — although they certainly proved their prowess hasn’t faded with age.
We’re speaking of agriculture, which is being recognized for its contribution to the Commonwealth during National Agriculture Week, March 18-24. Though demographic studies trumpet the shifting of population from the farm to the cities, and the number of individual farms has declined somewhat during the past few years, the business of agriculture still packs a wallop in Virginia — a $23 billion wallop, to be Drecise.
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