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AGRICULTURE

Different crops, different yields but same low prices, farmer laments

Corn, soybean, watermelon markets near break-even margins

By Brian Gilliland
Posted 10/15/25

David Marvel’s family landed in Accomack, Virginia, in the 1650s and began farming the shore.

He figures 12 generations have worked the local soil.

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