By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, W.Va.
PRINCETON, W.Va. — Possibilities agriculture offers for new businesses and creating jobs were explored Monday when the head of West Virginia’s Department of Agriculture visited Mercer County and spoke with local leaders.
Commissioner of Agriculture Kent A. Leonhardt had a roundtable discussion at the Memorial Building in Princeton about the opportunities that farming and other agricultural activities offer the county.
“I’m here to highlight the economic development possibilities for agriculture in the state of West Virginia. We firmly believe that agriculture can one of the pillars that helps with the economy in West Virginia,” Leonhardt said. …
