By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com Hannah and Marina Maxwell, sisters and WVU students, have chosen career paths that involve agriculture. Hannah is studying animal and nutritional sciences, and while most of her […]
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Food supply more vulnerable than ever
by Amanda Little After a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest meat producer last week, JBS SA meat plants have begun to reopen across the globe. But the meat industry shouldn’t […]
Grow This: WV Garden Challenge sees immense growth through COVID-19
MORGANTOWN—As the Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge continues to help West Virginians grow crops, the program likewise continues to grow in popularity. “In 2020, right around the time of […]
How farmers can fight climate change (and make a profit)
Agriculture has never been a principal focus of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. But farm emissions — which make up about 10% of the U.S. total — are coming under […]
Preston High class learns about cultivation of flowers, how to create arrangements
Students can take test, become floral designers KINGWOOD — Preston High School is offering a new floriculture simulated work place class this year. Floriculture is the cultivation of flowers or […]
W.Va. Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame announces inductees
Newsroom@DominionPost.com JACKSON’S MILL — The West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame Foundation will recognize 10 individuals for outstanding contributions to the agricultural, forestry and family life of West Virginia. […]
Hot hemp: Study looks at THC levels in industrial crop
WVU Today As interest in industrial hemp increases, a West Virginia University professor hopes to help farmers and growers better understand the most conducive environments for a successful harvest. Michael […]
Davis College employees work through pandemic shutdown
Although research efforts at West Virginia University came to a halt in response to the coronavirus crisis, agriculture doesn’t stop in the face of a pandemic. And, neither have essential […]
