daughter who attends Marshall
University.
With busy schedules and
multiple obligations, the
Allens are able to maintain
balance between their lives
and achieving goals for their
farm. NRCS has helped them
take ideas and build real,
successful operations.
If farming full time doesn’t keep Jeff and Janet
busy enough, they also have full time jobs. Janet
is a school cook and Jeff is a welder.
They have hosted Farm Field Day,
are active members in their church,
have received several honors from
organizations such as the Marshall
County Livestock Club and Cameron
FFA, donate to the Wheeling Winter
Freeze Shelter, are members of
Marshall County Farm Bureau,
Northern Panhandle Stockman’s
Association, WV Cattlemen’s
Association and National Cattlemen’s
Association. They have been mentors,
sponsors and volunteers for FFA, 4H
and Livestock clubs, and they have a
“We have learned a lot from
NRCS. We have been here ten
years and would not have been
able to get all of this done
without them.”
Photos, page 8: The Allens proudly
display a sign recognizing Meadow
View as a Conservation Farm winner.
Page 10, top: cattle on the Allens’
farm; below: a view of the farm. Page
11, top: Feeding facility; middle:
feeding facility interior; bottom:
wildlife-friendly fencing helps deer
and other animals see the fenceline so
they don’t run into it.
West Virginia Farm Bureau News 11