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The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is managed by the agriculture commissioner, an elected official operating independently of the governor's authority. Kent Leonhardt has served as the commissioner of the department since January 2017. Previous commissioners have included Walt Helmick, Gus Douglass, and Cleve Benedict.
The 2024 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election will take place on November 5, 2024, to elect the next commissioner of agriculture. Incumbent Republican commissioner Kent Leonhardt was re-elected with 69% of the vote.
Agricultural buildings and structures in West Virginia (4 C, 3 P) American Viticultural Areas of West Virginia (3 P) F. Farmers from West Virginia (23 P) P.
A West Virginia bill approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday that limits counties from regulating agricultural operations is stoking fears that a logging company could resurrect plans to ...
Kent Leonhardt (born April 2, 1954) is the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture. Having been elected in November 2016, [1] he took office January 2017. He is a member of the United States Republican Party. Leonhardt is a farmer operating a 380-acre (150 ha) farm in western Monongalia County, West Virginia. He raises sheep, cattle, and goats.
Farming is practiced throughout West Virginia, but in a form different from large extensive cash-crop agriculture elsewhere in the USA. The modal average farm size is a smallish 154 acres. [ 52 ] Family and single-owner operation worked 92.7% of the farms, and an astounding 96.9% were totally or partly owned by the operator.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture; West Virginia Department of Commerce. West Virginia Division of Forestry; West Virginia Division of Labor; West Virginia Division of Natural Resources; West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey; West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; West Virginia Water Development Authority ...
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture elections (3 P) Pages in category "West Virginia Commissioners of Agriculture" The following 4 pages are in this category ...