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Fauquier County Farm Bureau delegate Gray Coyner said wildlife management was a hot topic for county farmers. Damage to crops by deer and geese has been extensive he said.
The Farm Bureau claims that farmers and landowners in Virginia lose an estimated $20 million as a result of deer damage.
The 900,000 white-tailed deer in the state create economic hardship primarily to grain and livestock farmers, nursaries, orchards and Christmas tree growers, according to the Farm Bureau.
State budget cutbacks for the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service caused the downsizing of the extension, according to Farm Bureau, which wants the General Assembly to restore another $2.4 million to the fiscal 1992-94 budget.
The Farm Bureau sees the restoration of funds as a holding measure aimed at stopping any further erosion of Extension Service staffing and programs.
On the issue of land use taxation,
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