The west virginia department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops providing farmer education on specialty…

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture will use $304,831.66 in Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in West Virginia through September 2029. As part of the award, the Department will leverage efforts to market and promote specialty crops, provide farmer education, and support research and development relevant to specialty crops. The funding will allow the Department to deliver technical assistance and outreach services to specialty crop producers in the state. The West Virginia State Department of Agriculture has been designated as the sub-awardee responsible for implementing program activities.

The west virginia department of agriculture will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through leveraging efforts to market and promote specialty crops providing farmer education on specialty crops supporting research and development relevant t