WVU, food pantry in Wyoming County expand poultry project
Nestled among some of the steepest mountains in southern West Virginia, Wyoming County is weathering equally steep economic struggles.
Almost wholly reliant on a declining...
Aging, declining population leading to drop in ramp dinners
A decline in population across West Virginia may be contributing to a drop in traditional spring ramp feasts, despite increased interest among tourists and...
"Winter Blues" farmers' markets set for Charleston, Morgantown
Just when it seems winter will never end, the W.Va. Department of Agriculture is hosting two farmers' markets to support growers and marketers whose...
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...
Sale of Japanese Barberry outlawed July 1 in West Virginia
The sale or distribution of Japanese barberry, Berberis thunbergii DC, will be illegal in West Virginia beginning July 1, 2020, according to the state...
Longhorned tick confirmed in W.Va.'s eastern panhandle
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the Longhorned tick in Hardy County in eastern West Virginia, according to the W.Va....
Dept. of Agriculture awarded $1.04 million lab testing grant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded the W.Va. Department of Agriculture $1.04 million for surveillance testing, new equipment, and researching contaminants in...
Hemp licenses triple in West Virginia in 2019
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture issued 158 individual licenses under its new industrial hemp program for 2019—more than triple the amount issued in...
WVU offers tips for a safe, healthy farmers' market season
As farmers' markets in West Virginia open for the season, West Virginia University is providing recommendations to help market managers and vendors safely sell...
Fayette County to unveil region's first community farm
Fayette County officials are set to unveil on Saturday the region's first community farm, an agricultural initiative designed to support sustainable development.
To occupy the...
W.Va. DA offers tips for livestock suffering drought
Officials at the state Department of Agriculture are offering the following recommendations to farmers whose livestock are suffering from water shortages as a result...
