West Virginia's two food banks operating at full capacity
Following the closure of all non-essential businesses in West Virginia, the state's two food banks have ramped up efforts to feed the vulnerable, according...
WVU researchers promote maple syrup production in West Virginia
With more than 400 million maple trees, it’s no wonder maple syrup is one of the fastest-growing industries in West Virginia.
To help keep the...
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...
State urges landowners to sign-up for moth suppression program
The W.Va. Department of Agriculture is urging landowners in the Mountain State to sign up for its cooperative Gypsy Moth suppression program to help...
W.Va. warns farmers to prepare for Laura aftermath
As the remnants of Hurricane Laura batter the southern U.S., the West Virginia Department of Agriculture is warning farmers to be proactive in the...
Directory connects W.Va. farmers, consumers during crisis
Officials at the West Virginia Department of Agriculture are working with producers and farmers impacted by COVID-19 mitigation efforts by facilitating communication between producers...
West Virginia receives $250,000 in specialty crop grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $242,335.25 to ten projects to enhance the production, processing, and consumption of specialty crops in West Virginia.
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Queen Anne's Lace a notable West Virginia wildflower
A common West Virginia wildflower, though not an American native, Queen Anne’s Lace appears to have traveled ahead of European settlers as they arrived...
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...
WVU helps tackle food safety issues for state farmers
West Virginia leads the U.S. in the number of small farmers, and a team of researchers at West Virginia University is hoping to help...
Café Appalachia and W.Va. State U. offer gardening series
Café Appalachia is teaming up with the West Virginia State University Extension Service to host a six-part series of gardening workshops through October 2020.
The...
Hemp production in West Virginia quadrupled in 2019
Industrial hemp farmers in West Virginia more than quadrupled crop production in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to the West Virginia Department...
