Produce Safety Recalls

Here you can find items that have been recalled from the marketplace and could potentially have been sold in WV.  These recalls are for foods for human consumption,  animal consumption, or dietary supplements. Food producers recall their products from the marketplace when the products are mislabeled or when the food may present a health hazard to consumers because the food …

Commissioner Leonhardt: Goals and Promises for 2021

The last year has been one of the roughest in recent memory. Mainly due to the pandemic, we as Americans have experienced loss, hardship and new challenges that haven’t been seen in several decades. As many of us try to leave 2020 behind, we can look towards the hope the new year will bring. As your Commissioner of Agriculture, 2021 …

Veterans & Heroes to Agriculture

Division MenuThe Department of Agriculture developed the Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Program to integrate veterans into the field of agriculture, and support veterans currently working in agriculture. These programs may include, but are not limited to, using post-mine land for agricultural development, promoting high tunnel crops and production, expanding the apiary industry, developing cottage industries, exploring niche crops, raising …

West Virginia Spay and Neuter Assistance Program

Division MenuHow It Works The West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Program, or WVSNP, is a legislatively created program with the purpose of having more dogs and cats sterilized, thereby reducing shelter populations and costs, euthanasia rates and threats to public health and safety from rabies and other problems posed by the growing population of stray, feral and abandoned dogs and …

WVDA Announces the Request for Applications for Specialty Crop Block Grants

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has announced FY21 Request for Applications for United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grants. The WVDA anticipates West Virginia will receive approximately $270,000 from which multiple grants will be awarded. Applications are due January 19, 2021. “Specialty crop funding allows West Virginia agriculture commodities to explore and …

West Virginia Farm Museum to Host Christmas Lights Show

Point Pleasant, W.Va. – The West Virginia State Farm Museum Christmas Light Show will come to life Friday, Dec. 4, and will run every night from 6-9 p.m. through Dec. 13. Due to pandemic, the event will be drive-through only. The display is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged. “The light show is a safe and …