Yearly Archives: 2024
USDA seeks nominees for Fruit and Vegetable Industry Committee
The secretary of agriculture will appoint up to 25 individuals for two-year terms on the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Jamestown Canyon virus detected in mosquitos in Crawford County
The Mercer County Conservation District recently found mosquitoes with the Jamestown Canyon virus in Vernon Township in Crawford County.
West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame inducts 2024 members
he West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame announced its 2024 inductees and honored them at a recent ceremony.
Bill aims to prevent feral pigs from getting a foothold in the Ohio
The Ohio House passed a proactive piece of legislation in June that takes measures to prevent the Buckeye state from developing a significant population of feral swine.
The summer we remember
There is a black and white snapshot, taken decades ago, of a little girl with wild curls sitting on a large rock in the center of a slow moving river.
Our goats, our animals beloved
At the very beginning of the pandemic, we brought two orphaned Nigerian dwarf goats home, a little white female and an equally tiny black male. I
Summer’s freedom and work: part one
Columnist Judith Sutherland recalls the freedom she and her sisters experienced while growing up on the farm, including play in the woods and climbing trees.
Gathering of the Species
Bryce Angell writes about attending a family reunion with his wife's family.
The deep dark dirty secrets of gun closets across America
Much like today’s ever-present gun violence is just a fact, and the easy access to too many cheap, deadly weapons designed and manufactured only to harm people is a fact.
Technology helps reduce calf mortality
Technologies that can monitor calf temperature and activity are showing great benefits for earlier disease detection but have challenges that still need overcome.
