Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 West Virginia Women in Agriculture Awards. The West Virginia Women in Agriculture (WIA) program celebrates female farmers, producers, educators, and those who have worked in various ways to strengthen our agriculture community in the past and present. We laud their achievements. …
Wheeling’s Public Market Hosting Statewide WV Grown Brand Campaign Premiere
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will visit the Public Market in Wheeling for the first stop in a statewide campaign to boost brand awareness of the West Virginia Grown program Thursday at noon. The public is invited to stop by to sample products, try the lunch special at the market kitchen and shop in the …
Sign up for 2024 Spongy Moth Suppression Program
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is urging landowners to sign up for the Cooperative State-County-Landowner (CSCL) Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar) Suppression Program. The program is focused on protecting the landowners’ forested acreage from devastating effects caused by the invasive spongy moth (previously called Gypsy Moth). The Eastern portion of the state may notice defoliation due …