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AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY HALL OF FAME TO WELCOME FOUR
NEW MEMBERS AT ANNUAL BANQUET Full Story

AUCTIONEER CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR SET FOR MAY 20
Full Story

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER GUS DOUGLASS REMINDS
NURSERIES AND NURSERY DEALERS TO REGISTER WITH WVDA
Full Story

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER APPLAUDS PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
IN STOPPING FARM CHILD LABOR PROPOSAL Full Story

STATE FARM MUSEUM HOSTING ANTIQUE GAS ENGINE SHOW
MAY 5-6 Full Story

WARM WINTER DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN MORE INSECTS
Full Story

USDA ANNOUNCES CROP INSURANCE DEADLINE FOR WEST
VIRGINIA NURSERY Full Story

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP OFFERS EXPERT
ADVICE TO FOOD ENTREPRENEURS Full Story

HORSE OWNERS WARNED TO BE ON GUARD AGAINST
MOSQUITOES, WEST NILE VIRUS AND EASTERN EQUINE
ENCEPHALOMYELITIS Full Story

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SEEKING NOMINEES FOR
‘WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE’ PROGRAM Full Story

EARLY BLOOM, LATE FREEZE HURTS SOME STATE FRUIT
GROWERS Full Story

AGRICULTURE AGENCIES URGING PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT
‘HUNGRY PESTS’ DURING APRIL Full Story

WVDA PROPOSES GYPSY MOTH TREATMENTS FOR 2012
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WV Integrated Predation Management (IPM) Program County Assessor's Forms: IPM Fund Form County Monthly Report	Specialty Crop      Block Grant        Program Funds     Available!          Click here to go            to SCBGP Toolbox
Click on above to go to link. State's Phase II Watershed Implementation Plan for Chesapeake Bay TMDL	Egg Distributors by County Julian dates ... the facts How to Read Food Labels Shell Eggs...a consumer guide
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The West Virginia Senate surprised Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass (pictured with wife Anna Lee, Senate members and WVDA staff members) with a senate resolution honoring his 44 years of service March 2, 2012. Click here to view the resolution.
The mission of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture is to protect plant, animal and human health and the state’s food supply through a variety of scientific and regulatory programs; to provide vision, strategic planning and emergency response for agricultural and other civil emergencies; to promote food safety and protect consumers through educational and regulatory programs; and to foster economic growth by promoting West Virginia agriculture and agribusinesses throughout the state and abroad.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East State Capitol, Room E-28 Charleston, WV 25305-0170 304/558-3550; 304/558-2203 (fax)

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