26-04-2025
WVU to host Agritourism Conference in Canaan Valley
DAVIS, (WBOY) — WVU will be hosting the 2025 West Virginia Agritourism Conference at Canaan Valley Resort State Park over the weekend, allowing people to learn about or take in the agriculture experience.
Professor of Agribusiness, Economics, and Management at WVU Dr. Dee Singh Knight helped put on the event and described the conference as part of broader efforts to encourage agritourism by means of starting a training course on the topic as well as a bus tour to see different agritourism businesses.
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Dr. Singh Knight also explained that agritourism is a helpful revenue source to help keep farming businesses viable.
'It's a great way to grow your customer base, but also to grow your revenue, and your cash flow sources for our farmers,' Knight said. 'It's a way to keep our farmers in business as they're challenged with traditional agriculture. It's a way that they can earn that extra income that's going to make the difference between leaving the industry and staying within it.'
Dr. Knight also said she hopes the conference continues on an annual or bi-annual basis.
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