WVDA Releases 2020 WV Grown Directory

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has released the 2020 West Virginia Grown Member Directory. The directory is a list of West Virginia agribusinesses and supporting organizations that are a part of the program. The West Virginia Grown Program is the state’s premier agriculture branding campaign. “One of our top priorities has been rehauling the West …

Homestead Creamery Issues Voluntary Glass Bottled Product Recall

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Virginia based creamery, Homestead Creamery of Wirtz, VA, is voluntarily recalling glass bottled products due to a suspected issue with the bottle sanitizing process. Products affected may have a strong sanitizer odor, but there is no known health risk at this time. Recalled products were distributed to Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, …

WVDA Adds Three New Livestock Graders

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is pleased to announce three employees have become certified livestock graders. Heather Clower, Andy Boone and Zackery Schumaker spent the past six months working alongside other WVDA graders, learning the ins and outs of the grading system. On October 20th, they passed the live animal evaluation and written Market Reporter’s …

WV Receives $248,433 in Specialty Crop Block Grants

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -Six West Virginia projects will share in $248,433.07 of federal funding under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) in 2020. These projects were chosen from the 19 West Virginia organizations, agencies and institutions who requested a total of $1,064,174.54 for this fiscal year. Recipients must use the federal funding to enhance …

Governor’s One Shot Committee Raising Money for Food Banks

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Despite canceling their annual banquet and guided hunts, the Governor’s One Shot Committee (GOS) is still working to raise money, as well as donate harvested deer to benefit West Virginia food banks. The GOS’s main mission is to raise money to fund the Hunters Helping the Hungry (HHH) program which uses those funds to offset the cost …

Million Dollar FDA Grant Awarded to WVDA Labs

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) a Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) grant totaling $1.04 million. The grant will be used for surveillance testing, new equipment and research and development of contaminants in human and animal food. The WVDA is one of only nine labs in the …