Program pairs W.Va. farmers, craft beverage producers
The craft beverage industry in West Virginia is getting a boost from the Robert C. Byrd Institute, which has launched an initiative to expand...
WVDA accepting requests for specialty crop block grant applications
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is now seeking requests for applications for 2020 specialty crop block grants. Funds awarded are used to enhance...
Nursery and landscape industry growing in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and federal economic statistics show that the nursery and landscape industry and related employment has grown in West Virginia and...
Carrot, pumpkin, cucumber, cantaloupe break W.Va. records
Four new produce records were established in 2017 in West Virginia, the state Department of Agriculture announced today. A carrot, cucumber, cantaloupe, and pumpkin...
WVU, food pantry in Wyoming County expand poultry project
Nestled among some of the steepest mountains in southern West Virginia, Wyoming County is weathering equally steep economic struggles.
Almost wholly reliant on a declining...
West Virginia welcoming animals endangered by Hurricane Dorian
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture today announced that it is waiving movement entry requirements for animals being evacuated into West Virginia due to...
W.Va. Dept. of Agriculture releases new five-year plan
The West Virginia Agriculture Advisory Board has released a five year-strategic plan for West Virginia agriculture, which Commissioner of Agricultural Ken Leonhardt says he...
Agencies, farmers markets to present state park dinners
Three state agencies have partnered with the W.Va. Farmers Market Association to host eight farm-to-table dinners in West Virginia state parks. Each will take...
W.Va. small-farms, FarmHer conferences set for Feb 21-22
The fourteenth annual West Virginia Small Farm Conference begins on February 21 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia.
“West Virginia has over...
Statewide agriculture competition to reward student innovation
The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University and a statewide group of partners are announcing the fifth-annual Student Agriculture Innovation Challenge to encourage...
Directory connects W.Va. farmers, consumers during crisis
Officials at the West Virginia Department of Agriculture are working with producers and farmers impacted by COVID-19 mitigation efforts by facilitating communication between producers...
"Winter Blues" farmers' markets set for Charleston, Morgantown
Just when it seems winter will never end, the W.Va. Department of Agriculture is hosting two farmers' markets to support growers and marketers whose...
