WV: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
WV Leaders Talk Farm Bill at Rural Policy Summit
Rural West Virginia communities are struggling to recover from decades of disinvestment, and some are counting on the next Farm Bill to help propel …
WV Group Aims to Acquire Former Coal Land for New Farmers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- To help the next generation of farmers, a West Virginia community farm group is raising funds to acquire land for future growers …
The Time's Right to Inspect Outdoors for Invasive Pests
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- While most people continue to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it's a good time …
Some Wild Birds Get Boost from Farm Bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – While the Farm Bill is crucial policy for agriculture, it's also quite literally for the birds. The "State of the Birds 20…
Backyard Chickens Bring Salmonella Concerns
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nearly a thousand people across the country have become ill this year from salmonella connected to backyard flocks of …
Pesticide Rules and Bee Health; Final Chance for Comments
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Today is the final day for the public to comment on an updated assessment of four pesticides that environmental and food-safety …
Appalachian Homestead Act Designed to Bring Hope to the Coalfields
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Could homesteading, giving people free land for agricultural and other uses, bring some hope to central Appalachia? Jim …
Report: U.S. Should Use Fewer Antibiotics in Agriculture
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A new report calls for banning or restricting the use of antibiotics in farm animals to curb the global spread of …
SNAP Bill Could Have Unintended Consequences on WV Farmers Markets
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A bill at the Legislature to require food benefits be used for healthy options could have unintended consequences - including …
New Food Safety Rules: Something to be Thankful For?
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The Food and Drug Administration is putting new food safety rules in place, and advocates of the change say that's something to …
Cleaning Up Farm Runoff Crucial to Chesapeake Bay
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. – A federal court victory has cleared the way for what conservationists say needs to happen on farms within the Chesapeake …
WV Making Progress On Bay & Waterways Cleanup Plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia mostly is meeting its commitments to clean up Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, according to the Environmental …