The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is a government agency of the U.S. state of
West Virginia.
History
The Department of Agriculture was founded in 1891 as the West Virginia State Board of Agriculture. In 1911, the
West Virginia Legislature created the modern department.
Organization
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is managed by the agriculture commissioner, an elected official operating independently of the
governor's authority.
Kent Leonhardt
Kent Leonhardt (born April 2, 1954) is the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture, having been elected in November 2016, he took office January 2017. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.
Leonhardt is a farmer operating a fa ...
has served as the commissioner of the department since January 2017. Previous commissioners have included
Walt Helmick,
Gus Douglass, and
Cleve Benedict.
References
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State departments of agriculture of the United States
State agencies of West Virginia
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