BY MIKE NOLTING CLARKSBURG — Harrison County will get a youth farming education facility as commissioners prepared to open bids for the proposed project last week Commissioner […]
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Extension leader to be recognized for work in agriculture
West Virginia University Extension Associate Dean Jennifer Ours Williams grew up on her family farm in Hardy County, where she was raised with strong work ethic and […]
Fighting for a fair deal for farmers
by Anthony Pahnke Denouncing corporations is easy. Using actual policy tools to hold them accountable and check their power is more difficult. Yet this is precisely what the […]
Where’s the meat? Bacon off the menu
by LZ Granderson OK, people. We need to talk. When the pandemic began and a lot of y’all started panic-buying, I was irritated. However, the family figured […]
Youth Livestock Auction to be held Saturday
KINGWOOD — Buckwheat Festival or no, The Preston County Livestock Association was going to have its Youth Livestock Auction. That’s because the kids had already bought their […]
Guest essay: For West Virginia, the ‘sensible’ vote is ‘no’ on the STEP Act
by Kent Leonhardt The Mountain State is home to more than 23,000 farms that generate over $750 million worth of crops and livestock annually. At just over […]
WVU to celebrate organic farming with field day
MORGANTOWN—West Virginia University is celebrating organic farming with hands-on activities, workshops, farm tours and more through this year’s Organic Farm Field Day. The field day will be […]
What we learned from the livestock auction
This year, in spite of — or perhaps because of — COVID-19, the Monongalia County Youth Livestock Show and Auction took center stage, and we’re glad the […]
Youth livestock show and auction benefits kids, community
MORGANTOWN — Despite COVID-19 canceling the Monongalia County Fair for the second year in a row, the Monongalia County Youth Livestock Show and Auction happened anyway this […]
Sisters learn about life cycle, responsibility
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com The Youth Livestock Show and Auction is tonight and tomorrow, and we’ve explored the importance of youth agriculture programs and local farming in general […]
