Tag: West Virginia
West Virginia focusing on agriculture
The West Virginia Agriculture Advisory Board released its five-year strategic plan for West Virginia agriculture April 15.
Project on Rural Ministry seeks pastors
The Project on Rural Ministry is looking for pastors to strengthen churches and communities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and New York.
W. Va. Legislature approves Right to Farm bill
The West Virginia Legislature has approved the Right to Farm bill, intended to protect farmers from nuisance lawsuits.
W. Va. to invest in modern processing facility
Buzz Foods will expand current operations to include a top-of-the-line livestock slaughter and processing facility.
West Virginia seeks public input at October meetings
The steering committee of the West Virginia Agriculture Advisory Board is holding 14 community meetings across the state during October.
West Virginia to receive broadband grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding 72 grants totaling $23.6 million through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program.
W. Va. receives grant to boost maple industry
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture recently received a $203,716 ACER Access and Development Program grant to build its maple industry.
Satisfaction in growing a seed
The Pumpkin Patch at Valley Bend Farm in Marshall County, West Virginia, is owned by Betty Hickey, a 2017 Women in Agriculture award winner.
Women in Ag event set in W.Va.
The West Virginia University Extension Service’s Women in Agriculture team invites female farmers to the West Virginia Women in Agriculture conference.
Lots of livestock, no veterinarians in West Virginia
WVU Extension Service is working to address the veterinarian access problem across the Mountain State.
