MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt formally welcomed the state-of-the-art beverage manufacturing facility, Mountaintop Beverage, to Morgantown, W.Va. Commissioner Leonhardt and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has been working with the company since 2019 to secure a location in the Mountain State. The company will be fully operational by the fourth quarter of this …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt released the following statement urging the Republican Legislative majorities to find a compromise and pass comprehensive tax reform immediately. It has been 44 days since Governor Justice called a special session on tax reform: “One of the core principles of the Republican Party is rightsizing government spending in order to …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Six West Virginia agriculture programs will share in more than $270,343 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grants for Fiscal Year 2022. These grants will help the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) fund projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in the State and support crop growers through marketing, education and research. …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 West Virginia Women in Agriculture Awards. The West Virginia Women in Agriculture (WIA) program celebrates those female farmers, past and present, and lauds their achievements. The 2022 recipients will be honored during a reception at the State Fair of West Virginia …
FAILEA, W.Va. – The 97th annual State Fair of West Virginia kicks off August 11, and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will play a big part in the 10-day event. From the livestock shows to the dairy birthing center, the Produce Safety Trailer to the West Virginia Country Store, agriculture is at the heart of the State Fair. …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is urging landowners to sign-up for the Cooperative State-County-Landowner (CSCL) Lymantria dispar, formerly Gypsy Moth, Suppression Program. The program is focused on protecting landowners’ forested acreage from devastating effects caused by the invasive Lymantria dispar. The sign-up period runs from July 1 until August 31, 2022. “West Virginia’s forests are …