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General Assembly, including protecting Virginia’s Right to Farm law, working to preserve precious farms and improved disaster assistance programs for farms affected by drought, floods, fires and poor market conditions.
Besides setting legislative priorities, voting delegates heard from U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb, D-Virginia, and former Virginia Governor George Allen, who are vying for the same Senate seat next fall.
During the three-day convention, voting delegates also elected a new member of the VFBF Board of Directors and re-elected four current directors
O.B. Lockhart of Russell County was elected the new District I director, filling the seat left open by E. Dick Odle’s retirement. Tte will represent Farm Bureau members in Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell counties. * Marvin L. Everett, Gordon Metz, A. Gray
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