Charleston, W.Va. – Taylor County has now been added to the list of West Virginia counties where the invasive pest spotted lanternfly (SLF) has been detected. A single spotted lanternfly was found in a trap set by the WVDA in early August near Grafton. The United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) confirmed the finding. WVDA …
2023 Women in Agriculture Recipients to Be Honored at State Fair of West Virginia
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 …
2023 Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
JACKSON’S MILL, W.Va. – The West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame (WVAFHF) will honor the 2023 inductees with a banquet on Saturday, July 22, at Jackson’s Mill. The 2023 banquet and reception will start at 5:00 p.m. with a dinner to follow at 6:00 p.m. “The people we are honoring this year have contributed so much of …
Commissioner Leonhardt Named Vice President of SUSTA
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – – West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt was elected to a two-year term as Vice President of the Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA) for 2023-2024 on Monday, June 5th during the annual meeting of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) in Montgomery, Alabama. SUSTA is a non-profit agricultural export trade development …