WV Farm Bureau Magazine October 2014 | Page 19

Farm Bureau Around the State Lewis County - Helen Hardman was named as one of the 2014 Women in Agriculture by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. Hardman recently retired from WVFB as Coordinator of the Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab, a position she held for nearly 7 years. The ‘Women in Ag’ program was started in 2010 as a way to honor West Virginia women who contribute to agriculture, forestry and specialty crop industries. Previous honorees have been involved in a wide array of fields including: beef, dairy, education, specialty crop production and forestry, among others. Greenb ɥ