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Former Delegate Robert C. “Bob” Tabb (D-Jefferson) will join the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) as Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture effective Nov. 1, according to Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass.

“I am pleased to welcome Bob to the Department. I know he will make many contributions toward our goals and mandates, and his experience as Vice-Chair of the House Agriculture Committee will be especially valuable with agricultural-related legislative issues.”

As Assistant Commissioner, Tabb will work with legislative, budgetary, regulatory and environmental issues.

Tabb is a fourth-generation farmer who grew up on a dairy farm. He is also active in agritourism, operating a nursery and farmers’ market. He was involved in 4-H and FFA and remains an advocate for those educational programs.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.

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