BY MIKE NOLTING CLARKSBURG — Harrison County will get a youth farming education facility as commissioners prepared to open bids for the proposed project last week Commissioner Patsy Trecost said the facility will be located on a portion of county-owned property at the North Central ...
LIGONIER, Pa. — For the last 47 years, the farmers market located along the old Lincoln Highway has drawn a good-sized crowd to the open field where it sits here on the edge of this Westmoreland County town. This year, thanks to a combination of the psychological after-effects of the ...
West Virginia University Extension Associate Dean Jennifer Ours Williams grew up on her family farm in Hardy County, where she was raised with strong work ethic and learned the value of agriculture to the state and the world. Forty years later, she is known for being a tireless advocate ...
BY EVA MAYS When expecting a new baby, many parents feather the nest for the new arrival. Tiffany and Tyler Rice wanted to take it a step further — a bigger nest, with space for a lot of feathered friends (among other livestock). When Tiffany was pregnant with their first child, the ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association held its Nov. 11 meeting at the Bethlehem Church near Kingwood to elect new officers for 2022. The results were: Eric Graham, president; Vice President Paul Sisler; 2nd Vice President, Darwin Welch; Secretary, ...
by Kent Leonhardt The Mountain State is home to more than 23,000 farms that generate over $750 million worth of crops and livestock annually. At just over 95%, our state leads the country in the percentage of family-owned farms. The Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act ...