Parkersburg News and Sentinel
SUTTON, W.Va. — A farm operating in Wood and Jackson counties was recognized for its efforts to protect soil, water and other resources by the West Virginia Conservation Partnership.Receiving the West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year in the traditional category was the Parrish J. Pendley Farm.
Pendley, also known as “P.J.,” operates his farms with his wife, Jessica, and daughters Paisley, Josie and Tilly.Receiving the award in the non-traditional category were Hope and Beverly Yankey’s farm near Mathias in Hardy County. Each farm received $1,000 and the use of a tractor from Middletown Tractor Sales in Fairmont, a longtime sponsor of the conservation farm awards.
The Pendley farm, sponsored by the Western Conservation District, competed against finalist D.C. Lucey Farm in Marshall County. The non-traditional category includes farms with smaller-scale horticulture practices, but still incorporates smaller livestock.The Pendley family’s enterprise is a cow and calf operation with an extensive row crop and hay operation, specializing in corn and soybeans, across three farms in Jackson and Wood counties.