June 11, 2026Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., June 3, 2026—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the detection of a New World screwworm (NWS) in a bovine in Zavala County, Texas. NWS is a serious pest that affects livestock, pets, wildlife, and less commonly, people and birds. NWS larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh …
West Virginia Department of Agriculture Announces Interstate Movement Requirements Following Multiple New World Screwworm Detections in the United States
June 11, 2026CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has issued a special movement notice establishing additional interstate movement requirements for warm-blooded animals entering West Virginia from areas impacted by New World Screwworm (NWS). These movement requirements are effective immediately and are issued under the Commissioner of Agriculture’s authority granted in West Virginia Code §19-9-2 to prevent, …
2023 Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
JACKSON’S MILL, W.Va. – The West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame (WVAFHF) will honor the 2023 inductees with a banquet on Saturday, July 22, at Jackson’s Mill. The 2023 banquet and reception will start at 5:00 p.m. with a dinner to follow at 6:00 p.m. “The people we are honoring this year have contributed so much of …
Commissioner Leonhardt Named Vice President of SUSTA
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – – West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt was elected to a two-year term as Vice President of the Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA) for 2023-2024 on Monday, June 5th during the annual meeting of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) in Montgomery, Alabama. SUSTA is a non-profit agricultural export trade development …
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers Now Available
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers are now available at senior centers in all 55 counties in West Virginia. Vouchers are distributed by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). Vouchers can be exchanged for fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey and …
Swine Influenza Detected in Jackson County
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Friday, July 29, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) received multiple reports from the Jackson County Fair of swine exhibiting respiratory symptoms and fever. Samples were collected the same day and submitted to Moorefield Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, a WVDA animal testing lab. The …