Eighth Generation Farm Expands its Roots into New Markets Thanks to Value-Added Producer Grant
It was 1775 when Henry Hervey decided to make his homestead in what is today, Wellsburg, West Virginia. Hervey paid two pounds of silver for the 400-acre plot and his original deed to the property was written on a buckskin hide. Over the years, the farm was known primarily for grain production and sheep. Then, in the 1950s, it transitioned into dairy farming and then beef. Eight generations and almost 250 years…
