Tag: West Virginia

The West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame celebrated six new inductees at its annual banquet. The honorees represent decades of outstanding leadership, innovation, and service in agricultural education, public policy, sustainable forestry, and youth development.

After the massive Parkersburg warehouse fire, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture is advising farmers to check livestock feed for smoke and ash contamination. Ag producers and home gardeners are urged to report impacts through a new online portal as the EPA begins on-site testing for environmental safety.

A new partnership is breathing life back into former coal mines in Appalachia. Non-profit Bosland Growth, with support from Suntory Global Spirits, is reclaiming strip-mined land in West Virginia and Pennsylvania by planting thousands of native trees. The project focuses on the white oak—a species critical for wildlife and the bourbon industry—which is currently struggling to regenerate.

The project would span more than 100 miles and is intended to strengthen the electric grid and support growing energy demand from data centers. But those opposed say it could affect farmland, property rights and future land use across rural communities.

Pennsylvania stands to lose the most abandoned mine land funding (over $169 million) if President Donald Trump signs House Bill 6938 into law. West Virginia would see a reduction of $97 million in funding. The AML fund is crucial to cleaning up acid mine drainage that is widespread across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, and continues to threaten local ecosystems.

From improving crop yields to monitoring livestock health, AI has the power to transform farming—but it requires massive data centers to function. Discover the benefits and burdens of bringing this next-gen technology to rural America

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a flock in Jackson County. It's only the third case in WV since the outbreak began more than three years ago.

Oil and gas company Diversified Energy and the state of West Virginia partner up to launch the Mountain State Plugging Fund to plug abandoned wells.

Artificial inteligence was the main point of discussion amongst industry leaders at the 2025 Shale Insight Conference, which included new studies on AI.

Fair officials confirmed that the lamb reportedly tested positive for a banned substance during a routine drug test, triggering an investigation and the animal’s removal from competition.