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Culpeper County student wins Outstanding Young Agriculturalist Award

Jillian Lowery of Culpeper County has been selected as this year’s Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Outstanding Young Agriculturalist. 



Researchers find little evidence that organic foods are better

Doctors at Stanford University revisited previous research comparing organic and conventionally raised foods and concluded that there is little evidence that organic is healthier.



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Survey finds many Americans confident about safety of U.S. food supply

More than eight out of 10 Americans—85 percent—say they have given some thought to the safety of their foods and beverages over the past year, and 78 percent are very or somewhat confident in the safety of the U.S. food supply.



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