Every July, about midsummer, Hardy County gets to show off what Kent Leonhardt, West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture called “by far the largest contributor to West Virginia’s agricultural economy,” the poultry industry.
Over $300 million per year flows from the poultry industry into the state’s economy, the lion’s share coming from Hardy and adjacent counties in the South Branch Valley watershed. Beyond that, adds Leonhardt “some of the world’s best turkey genetics are developed right here in West Virginia.”
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