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Robert Anderson, president of the Rappahannock County Farm Bureau, reminds local citizens that March 14-20 is National Agriculture Week.
“I bring this to the attention of our community because many times we take agriculture for granted,” he explained. “America has the most efficient and productive agricultural system in the world. One American farmer feeds 128 people. Our food is the safest, most affordable on earth.”
For example, Anderson said, an average American family spends only 10 percent of its after-taxes income on food. Other developed countries spend considerably moi'e. Japanese consumers spend 18 percent of their income on food, while
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