CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt and West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) staff recently held an Agriculture Roundtable with Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, Ohio Director of Agriculture Brian Baldridge, along with other agriculture industry partners, to increase and improve communication among the states and to discuss shared industry issues. The three agency heads met in …
WVDA Announces $184,000 in USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Funding
Charleston, W.Va. – Three West Virginia agriculture programs will share in more than $184,250 in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grants for Fiscal Year 2023. 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. …
Spotted Lanternfly Detected in Grant and Hardy Counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Grant and Hardy Counties have now been added to the list of West Virginia counties where the invasive pest, spotted lanternfly (SLF), has been detected. The United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) has confirmed the findings. Grant and Hardy mark the ninth and tenth counties in West Virginia where spotted lanternfly have …
Spotted Lanternfly Detected in Taylor County
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 …