Though the bulk of activities associated with the West Virginia Poultry Festival take place in Hardy County, the West Virginia Poultry Association holds informational dinners in both its home base and Pendleton counties, both known as major producing areas.
Ward Malcolm, current president of the WVPA, welcomed all who attended the dinner. It was hosted by the Oak Flat Ruritan. Some of the farmers in attendance come from families whose agricultural traditions date back to George Washington’s teenage years. The land itself has produced providently since then, making it only natural that a dinner celebrating the poultry industry, and warning of threats to it, would take place there.
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