About Our Issues - Agriculture
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Shenandoah County ranks fifth in overall agriculture production in the Commonwealth. With an annual farm income of more than $100 million, agriculure is the highest earning industry in the county and relates closely to the success of other industries, such as tourism, within the county.
For detailed information on Shenandoah County Agricultural Production, refer to the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture.
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Regional Agricultural Economic Development Coordinator: Shenandoah Research and Development Council has been facilitating an ad hoc group of representatives from county government, agricultural organizations, individual farmers and other interested participants for the past eighteen months to determine the feasibility and interest for an eight county regional agriculture position. The group recently announced its support for a regional coordinator as the most cost effective way to strengthen, diversify and expand the Valley's agricultural sector -- stating that "Agriculture should and can continue to be the mainstay of our local economies in the Shenandoah Valley".
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