Maple syrup drawing visitors to Pocahontas County
The production of maple syrup is a time-honored tradition in West Virginia, and it's enjoying an economic resurgence while attracting a new group of...
Maple Syrup Days on tap at six Pocahontas County farms
MARLINTON, W.Va. — Syrup production is thriving in Pocahontas County, where organizers of Maple Days events are welcoming new producers and expecting more attendees,...
W.Va. DA requests applications for specialty crop grants
The W.Va. Department of Agriculture through January 19, 2021, is accepting applications for U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants.
Commissioner of Agriculture Kent...
W.Va. specialty crop projects granted more than $270,000
Eight West Virginia projects will share in $271,980 in federal funding to enhance the production, processing, and consumption of specialty crops, according to the...
WVDA reimbursing agricultural, handling practice audits
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is offering full reimbursement to fruit and vegetable producers who have completed its Good Handling Practices and Good...
West Virginia submits hemp plan to U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has submitted the state’s plan to regulate industrial hemp to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and officials are...
Before World War II, farming was a matter of sustenance
Farming in West Virginia is not what it was, and Sam Tuckwiller knows it for a fact. For more than six generations, Tuckwillers have...
New River Gorge farm to launch online farmer's market
Technology is providing a boost for farming and agritourism in the northern New River Gorge Region, thanks to a partnership between a central-Appalachian agricultural...
Agriculture commissioner works to combat local meat shortages
West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt is calling for the passage of the "New Markets for State Inspected Meat and Poultry Act" to...
West Virginia's northern panhandle was once prime U.S. sheep country
WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia may best be known for its vast mountain forests, but its northern panhandle was once a grassland clipped low...
Create Buckhannon awarded 2021 gift for agricultural innovation
Create Buckhannon has been named the winner of the 2021 West Virginia Vanguard Agriculture Competition, a statewide contest sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd...
USDA detects boxwood blight in West Virginia gardens
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has detected boxwood blight in several residential and commercial landscapes throughout West Virginia.
The blight was first diagnosed in...
