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Saving Farmland, One Acre At A Time

Posted 2008-03-19

Farmers Show Agriculture, Conservation Can Coexist

By Hannah Northey

MOUNT CRAWFORD - The landscape is changing for Valley farmers like Ray Showalter in west Rockingham County. Residential and commercial development is squeezing farmers into smaller areas as feed, fuel and equipment prices rise, they say. That pressure's being compounded with growing environmental regulations and degrading water and soil quality in some areas. But there's a unique twist to the story in...

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