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By MARKSCOLFORO
Rappahannock Neva Staff Writer
Extension agent Tommy Williams nurtures Rappahannock agriculture for a living, working with farmers to plan, raise and market their products. He’s upbeat about the future of farming in the county, and in a recent interview he related the ways some county farmers are adapting to the market of the ’90s.
“There seems to be an upsurge in interest lately,” he noted. . .I’m optimistic about farming in Rappahannock County, I truly am.”
Fruit and beef, long the staples of the county’s agricultural base, have benefited from strong price? in recent years, he said. And a variety of innovative adaptations by county farmers has created a wider, more stable base than has ever existed before.
He is convinced that there are steps the county can take, both collectively and individually, to preserve the agrarian
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