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Virginia Crop Report Forecasts Peanut, Cotton Gains
 
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RICHMOND - The latest Virginia crop report forecasts gains in soybean, cotton and peanut production. But corn production is expected to be down compared to 2013.

The report says 49.7 million bushels of corn are expected to be produced this year. That's down 10 percent from 2013. Corn producers are expected to harvest 350,000 acres, a decline of 10,000 acres from last year.
Filming Dollars Increase 16% in Virginia
 
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RICHMOND - Hollywood's impact on Virginia - with no small help from projects hosted in Petersburg - has increased, according to a study released by the state. In a statement, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said the total economic impact grew from $328.4 million in 2012 to $382.5 million last year. Productions also employed slightly more than 2,000 people in Virginia.

Several of the projects highlighted in the study filmed in Petersburg, including "Killing Kennedy" for the National Geographic Channel and AMC's TV series "TURN: Washington's Spies."