Virginia Farms & Forests Bring in $79 Billion a Year

If you are a hunting dog man in any state, you own a debt to the farmers and land-owners (including public land managers) who allow us to work and hunt our dogs in the field.

Farms and forests are huge economic engines, of course, but how huge is not always readily apparent. Consider this: In may little state of Virginia, a new University of Virginia study produced by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service found that agriculture and forestry brings $79 billion a year to the state. By comparison, Virginia's entire two-year budget is $78 billion.

The UVA study also found that one in 10 Virginians, or roughly 500,000 working people, have a job directly or indirectly tied to agriculture and forestry. >> To read more
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