Administrative Officer:
Anita Crance

179 Northridge Drive
Lewisburg, WV 24901
Phone: (304) 645-6173
Fax: (304) 645-4755
Email: gvcd@wvca.us
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GVCD Announces Agricultural Enhancement Program Signup

The Greenbrier Valley Conservation District announces the continuation of the West Virginia Agricultural Enhancement Program (AgEP).  The basis of this cost-share program is to increase profitability and sustainability by encouraging farm productivity through conserving soil and implementing best management practices.  Applications are being accepted on a continuous basis for cost-share on lime as long as funds are available.  Although the deadline has expired this year for applications for the grant and woody invasive species components of AgEP, please contact the GVCD office at 304-645-6173 for further information about the program. 

Greenbrier Valley Conservation District Announces Century Farm Program

The Greenbrier Valley Conservation District is pleased to announce that the West Virginia Association of Conservation Districts is continuing the West Virginia Century Farm Program.  We are seeking to recognize families who have been farming the same tract of land for at least 100 years.  The farm must have been in continuous operation by the same family and a family member must live on the farm or be an integral part of the day-to-day operation of the farm enterprise.  The farm must also consist of at least 10 acres of the original holdings and gross more than $1,000 annually from farm products. 

All farms selected in 2013 will be recognized at the WV Annual Conservation Partnership Conference at the Days Hotel in Flatwoods, WV in October.  For this year’s recognition, applications must be received by the GVCD no later than April 1, 2013.  Signs will be awarded to the Century Farm families selected by the GVCD.  Applications received after April 1, 2013 will be held for 2014 consideration.

For an application form, please contact the Greenbrier Valley Conservation District at 304-645-6173 or the USDA Farm Service Agency at 304-645-6172 at 179 Northridge Drive, Lewisburg, WV  24901.

Greenbrier Valley Conservation District Offers Equipment & Services

The Greenbrier Valley Conservation District would like to remind the public that we provide equipment and services to landowners in Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas Counties.  We have the following equipment available for lease:  three no-till seeders, two lime spreaders, two litter spreaders, three post drivers, a pasture aerator, a pasture drag, an engine-driven portable 300-gallon sprayer and a portable mist sprayer.  The GVCD has recently purchased portable animal scales as well.  Please contact Dottie Cyfers or Sam Masters for details.

The GVCD also stocks spring tiles, lids and strainers, as well as filter fabric, Watson, Roberts and Jobe float valves and replacement parts.  Please contact our office in the USDA Service Center, Lewisburg at 179 Northridge Drive, or phone us at 304-645-6173 for details. 

We also offer forage and soil sampling services to producers.  Please contact the GVCD's Grassland Technicians, Jarrett McLaughlin at 304-799-4317 or Devin Johnston at 304-645-6172, extension 120 for Devin for further information.

The Greenbrier Valley Conservation District Board of Supervisors meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Lewisburg USDA Service Center, 179 Northridge Drive. 

The May meeting of the Greenbrier Valley Conservation District Board of Supervisors is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Lewisburg USDA Service Center.  The public is welcome to attend. 

There will be a special board meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the conference room of the Lewisburg USDA Service Center.  On the agenda:  Letters of Request for District Support; Howard Creek Channel Weir; Lime Applications and WVCA Strategic Plan review.  The public is welcome to attend.

The Grassland and Equipment Committees will meet at 6:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month prior to the monthly board meeting in the conference room of the Lewisburg USDA Service Center.  The public is welcome to attend. 

The GVCD Agricultural Enhancement Program Committee will meet on the Monday following district board meetings each month at 9:00 a.m. in the conference room of the Lewisburg USDA Service Center to review applications and progress of the program.  The public is welcome to attend.  The next meeting is set for Monday, May 20.