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Spring Snips

Ready for Spring? Watch this video for quick tips on pruning your garden!

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The State Fair of West Virginia is proud to work with all teachers across West Virginia and our surrounding states.  Over the next several months, we will be working with various farmers to gather educational materials and videos that may be of use in your classrooms.

Please take time to visit the many links that are listed below.  We hope that you will find this information fun and valuable.

If you would like more information on our programs or would like to volunteer, please call (304)-645-1090 and ask for Todd.

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Fun Facts

West Virginia…

  • is the only state that can grow every type of pepper
  • leads the nation in percentage of family-owned farms
  • ranked tenth in the nation in apple production in 2006 with 90 million pounds
  • is home to approximately 1,000 agribusinesses ranging from cottage industries to farmer’s markets to agri-tourism enterprises
  • produces nearly 90 million broilers (meat chickens) annually
  • produces approximately 400,000 cattle each year
  • hay is West Virginia’s leading crop
  • commercial timberland covers about 80 percent of West Virginia’s land

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Agricultural Websites & Resources

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Teacher Resources

Visit these web sites for information, print materials and more.