Troubled USDA food box program canceled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box program launched last spring at the height of the pandemic with the best of intentions, but things went awry almost as soon as the program began. The program will end in May, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week.
How to plant pear trees to produce fruit
Learn how to successfully plant pear trees and ensure that they produce fruit by understanding their growing requirements and best practices for planting.
The story of a lambing time rescue
In the middle of a bustling lambing time, Rebecca Miller will take a win wherever she can, especially in the hard-earned breaths of a newborn lamb.
West Virginia’s only commercial bison farm goes all in on agritourism
Liz and Jimmie Riffle started Riffle Farms in 2017, expecting to sell high-quality red meat. But the novelty of raising buffalo in WV presented other opportunities.
West Virginia agritourism group forms to help farmers
The West Virginia Agritourism Association was formed earlier this year to help producers in the state capitalize on the unique opportunities West Virginia farms have to offer.
Naturally Golden Family Farms cooperative centering on Guernsey cattle
Naturally Golden Family Farms, a new dairy farm cooperative, focuses on selling Guernsey milk products. Though there are only two farms involved so far, they have plans to grow and market Guernsey milk products across Pennsylvania, and eventually, the country.
How to grow potatoes from seed potatoes
Learn how to prepare, plant and grow seed potatoes to avoid common pitfalls and maximize yields at harvest.
West Virginia lawmakers pass first farm bill for the state
The West Virginia legislature passed the state’s first-ever farm bill April 6. The bill, which will renew annually, sets the stage for easier updates and revisions to state code related to agriculture.
Vernal pools attract amphibians and many different species
The University of Mount Union’s vernal pool in the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center attracts frogs, ducks, snakes, newts, fingernail clams and water fleas.
2021 Ohio State Fair will be limited, closed to the public
The Ohio State Fair will return in 2021, after being canceled entirely in 2020. But with pandemic restrictions and other concerns still lingering, it will be limited to mainly livestock competitions and sales, and some youth non-livestock project judging.
