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West Virginia Farm Bureau News The Voice of Agriculture in the Mountain State February 2016 Volume 24 Number 2 11 4 12 15 30 22 Presidential Paradigms 6 Nationwide Launches Contest 11 Grant Finishes in Top Four 12 Close to Mother Nature 15 WVU Update 22 NRCS Helps Farmers 30 Easy Snacks West Virginia Farm Bureau 62 Farm Bureau Road Buckhannon, WV 26201 PRESIDENT Charles Wilfong VICE PRESIDENT John Pitsenbarger SECRETARY/TREASURER-ADMINISTRATOR Steve Butler EDITOR Joan Harman West Virginia Farm Bureau News is published monthly by the West Virginia Farm Bureau, Inc. Annual subscription rates: $3.32 (included in annual dues). Advertising rates and circulation information furnished upon request. Periodicals postage paid at Buckhannon, WV and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: return all forms 3579 to West Virginia Farm Bureau, 62 Farm Bureau Road, Buckhannon, WV 26201. (ISSN 1076-8556) (USPS 011-537) Printed by Ralston Press, Inc. Buckhannon, WV. © 2016 West Virginia Farm Bureau No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission web site: www.wvfarm.org email: [email protected] phone: 800.398.4630 On the cover Bee hives in Orchard dollarphotoclub.com/Ivonne Wierink