Piedmont Environmental Council - pecva.org - Farming and Forestry's $79 Billion Impact http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,html The total economic impact of agriculture and forestry-related industries in Virginia was almost $79 billion in total industry output in 2006, the base year for this study. Piedmont Environmental Council - pecva.org - Farming and Forestry's $79 Billion Impact http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en Farming and Forestry's $79 Billion Impact The University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center study found that farming and forestry had a total economic impact of $79 billion in 2006 and supported more than a half-million jobs in the Commonwealth. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,1576,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,114,1576,html