Sunday, December 21, 2025
Spotted Lanternfly

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture confirmed a small population of spotted lanternfly in the Bunker Hill area of Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Pictured accepting the 2019 Hereford Woman of the Year award on Sandy’s behalf (from left) are Tom Ostgaard, Tucker Ostgaard, John Ostgaard, Riley Evoniuk, Kurtis Evoniuk and Erika Evoniuk.

This year’s recipient of the Hereford Woman of the Year went to the late Sandra Ostgaard and was announced at the National Hereford Women annual meeting.
David Clough looks at a plant he grew hydroponically in his greenhouse.

David Clough, Marine Corps Reserve veteran and owner of Creekside Farms, moved to West Virginia to farm after years of living near Cleveland.
students cut up pig at Tyler HS

West Virginia FFA is growing fast and preparing students for the future, and not just one in agriculture.
fishing

Anglers may use a maximum of three fishing lines on Ohio's portion of Lake Erie and the Ohio River starting Jan. 1.
FFA logo

Catch up on local FFA news from R.G. Drage FFA, Smithville FFA, Zane Trace FFA and Western Reserve FFA.
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The Happy Harvesters 4-Hers had its eighth meeting Oct. 20. Sale check information was talked about.
steak

Emerging grading technologies collect more and more data and continue to change the way we grade beef.
a hemp plant

With the interim federal hemp program regulations published, states are reviewing the national rules and preparing to submit state hemp production plans.
Maggie Gredel

Maggie Gredel, 14, of Liberty, Ohio, got this buck in Lisbon, Ohio, on Nov. 2 at 8:30 a.m.