Yearly Archives: 2021
PennAg scholarships available
PennAg is proud to once again sponsor scholarships, awarding funds to students of PennAg member families.
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.
When to plant fruit and vegetable seeds outdoors
Find out when to start seeds outdoors for common garden fruit and vegetable varieties.
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.
Reports: Plugging wells, reclaiming mine land could create thousands of jobs
Two new reports by the Ohio River Valley Institute set out to find what it would cost to remediate and reclaim all the abandoned oil and gas wells and mine land in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The bad news? It'll cost billions. The good news? That investment could provide a “shot in the arm” to the region in terms of job creation.
Are spring onions a food or foe for goats?
Livestock species have different tolerances to onions. Sheep and goats have the highest tolerance with beef having the lowest.
Global meatpackers filet US taxpayers again and again
JBS USA spent the last six months getting out of trouble with customers and the U.S. government. Alan Guebert weighs in on the latest meat-packing scandal.
Ohio gearing up for spring wild turkey hunting season
This spring, Ohio offers multiple opportunities for wild turkey hunters to enjoy a close encounter with this popular game bird.
Ohio Envirothon seeking alumni
The members of the Ohio Envirothon Committee are on a crusade to locate past high school students who have competed in an Ohio Envirothon competition.
