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Agricultural Pest Survey Programs Unit
The mission of the Agricultural Pest Survey Programs Unit is to carry out the provisions of certain agricultural laws and to enforce the rules, regulations and quarantines that have resulted from these laws

Agricultural Regulatory Program Rules
These are the rules and regulations of the Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Division of the WV Department of Agriculture.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services Fact Sheet
Informative fact sheet with questions and answers about the emerald ash borer found in Fayette County and the quarantine placed on forest-related products.

Census of Agriculture Video Overview - 2007
The Census of Agriculture, conducted every five years by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, provides an exhaustive look at agriculture in America. The Census measures not only acreage and types of crops, it also looks at farmer demographics, input costs, prices received – you name it. In addition, the data can be localized down to the state and county levels.

Guide to WV Grown Foods and Producers
This directory has been designed to serve as a quick reference guide for consumers retailers and tourists alike to aid them in the purchasing of West Virginia products.

Meat & Poultry Inspection Division
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Meat and Poultry Inspection Division is a State-Federal cooperative meat and poultry inspection program. Our basic purpose is to provide for the inspection, labeling and disposition of animals, poultry, carcasses, and meat and poultry products which are to be sold or offered for sale though commercial outlets for human consumption; and inspecting and licensing commercial and custom slaughterhouses and/or meat and poultry processing facilities located in the State of West Virginia.

Potomac Headwaters Water Quality Report
This report details the findings of the WVDA’s water quality sampling efforts from July 1998 to June 2004 along the Potomac headwaters of West Virginia.

Synopsis of the Potomac Headwaters Water Quality Report
This report details the findings of the WVDA’s water quality sampling efforts from July 1998 to June 2004 along the Potomac headwaters of West Virginia.

West Virginia Department of Agriculture's Environmental Programs
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture's Environmental Program serves the citizens of West Virginia by encouraging the farm community to continue to produce food and fiber for global distribution while preserving the surrounding natural resources for the generations of the future. A strong program for maintaining high water and air quality standards is achieved through the efforts of trained environmental technicians, laboratory personnel and environmental specialists. Participation in mutual environmental projects with other state agencies, national programs, and producer associations results in the department maintaining an innovative role in agricultural conservation.

Did You Know?

West Virginia University, located in Morgantown, has had 26 students to receive Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford University in England.