West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Recent News About West Virginia Department of Agriculture
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President Biden is right: We must end hunger
CHARLESTON – President Joe Biden recently announced his administration’s goal to eliminate hunger and reduce diet-related diseases by 2030. His plan is based around five policy pillars; improve access to food, integrate nutrition and health, empower consumers to make healthy choices, support physical activity and enhance nutrition and food security research. -
The case for an Agriculture Business Development Fund
We know we cannot rely on the federal government to tell us what is best for West Virginia. It will take state lawmakers, business leaders and producers to turn our state around. -
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC: West Virginia Commences Regulating Entire CBD Industry
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture’s ("WVDA") Hemp Products rule aims to regulate all CBD products entering West Virginia’s stream of commerce. -
Agriculture is critical infrastructure in a crisis
Remember, don’t panic, plan accordingly and shop local as much as possible. We can get through this, but it will take all of us plowing the row. -
WVDA laboratories vital to West Virginia food system
We clearly have a lot to be proud of when it comes to the WVDA laboratories. Maybe I am biased, as the Commissioner of Agriculture, but without a trusted food system, our citizens’ quality of life would surely suffer. -
Leonhardt, department working towards a better agricultural future
CHARLESTON – A turn of the calendar calls for revision of individual ideals and new goals to avoid any complacency we may have fallen into over the holidays. -
Hemp has a chance to be a budding success in the Mountain State
West Virginia can become a national voice for industrial hemp. This is an opportunity we cannot miss. And, with the help of our producers and government leaders in West Virginia, we won’t. -
Want to help feed the hungry? Donate your deer this hunting season
In 2018, hunters once again stepped up to the challenge, donating 685 deer to the program resulting in 24,378 pounds of venison. -
Congress must support West Virginia farmers, ratify USMCA
We can no longer allow foreign nations to use the American farmer as a trade pawn. The farming community has waited long enough. -
Rural economy enhancements required to move West Virginia forward
Our nation’s leaders are looking to modernize existing broadband infrastructure to help foster economic growth, as well as tap into emerging industries and markets. If our state cannot catch up to the rest of the nation, we once again look to be left behind. -
West Virginia must STEAM ahead in agriculture's shifting landscape
CHARLESTON – Progression is defined as “the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state.” As time barrels forward, each institution, industrial sector or culture must adapt to societal needs. Agriculture is no different. -
West Virginia is really cooking now
People used to work in their homes. The frontier family and the mom-and-pop shop were the norm once. Maybe they will be again. -
2019 Legislative Session: A victory for Agriculture
CHARLESTON – With the 2019 Legislative Session in the books, we now have time to reflect on what our state leaders have accomplished. -
New cottage food law will help entrepreneurs sell goods made in their homes
CHARLESTON – A bill recently signed into law should be a good lesson in home economics. Senate Bill 285 easily passed both houses of the Legislature this session, and Gov. Jim Justice signed it into law last month. Also known as the Cottage Food Law, it will allow individuals to sell homemade, non-potentially hazardous food items made in private residences. -
Attorney says dismissal of hemp suit is a victory for hemp industry in West Virginia
HUNTINGTON – Charleston attorney Carte Goodwin secured a victory recently when U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers ruled against U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart in a case involving hemp in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Huntington. -
Federal judge dismisses Stuart's suit against hemp farm
HUNTINGTON — U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers has dismissed a lawsuit filed by U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart against hemp farm owners in Mason County, stating that hemp was supposed to be exempt from the Controlled Substance Act. -
Innovation is key to transforming education
CHARLESTON – When there is a good idea, a truly viable option to move our state forward, we should work together to transform that idea into a tangible opportunity. The road to progress has fewer bumps when we travel in the same direction. As State Agriculture Commissioner and State Treasurer, we agree that “road to progress” begins with education. -
West Virginia ahead of the game with industrial hemp
One agricultural initiative that West Virginia has been way ahead on is the development of industrial hemp. -
It’s time for the state to invest in agriculture
If you believe agriculture should be part of our effort to diversify our state’s economy, lend us your voice. Tell your elected officials to join our cause. It’s time we invest in agriculture. -
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2018: A new awareness for West Virginia agriculture
CHARLESTON – Freshman college quarterbacks in their first season make a lot of mistakes. But every year after, they continue to hone in on their craft becoming the field commander of their dreams.