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Fighting for a fair deal for farmers

by Anthony Pahnke Denouncing corporations is easy. Using actual policy tools to hold them accountable and check their power is more difficult. Yet this is precisely what the National Farmers Union  is pushing the Biden administration to do. In late September, the NFU began ...

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 increasing scrutiny as Democrats take the reins of agricultural policy and farmers themselves awaken to the threats of ...

Awarding a rewarding tradition

The award of longevity in agriculture given to 2 farms By ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPost.com  This year, two farms received awards for longevity in agriculture from the Monongahela Conservation District of the West Virginia Conservation Agency through the West Virginia Century ...

Barn engulfed in flames

J.W. Ruby Research Farm property in Reedsville catches fire Newsroom@DominionPost.com  REEDSVILLE — The Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a possible brush fire Wednesday night and found a burning building. The fire was at the WVU Farm at 91 W Road, Arthurdale, ...

Green Bag project gets extension

The West Virginia Division of Highways extended the public comment period for the Green Bag Road improvement project until Nov. 30. The project will impact 1.65 miles of Green Bag Road — from Napa Auto Parts to Aarons Creek Road — and include roundabouts at the intersection of Green ...

Better roads, at what cost?

 We all want better roads. But better roads should not — nor do they need to — come at the sacrifice of community and local business.  Recently, the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Green Bag Road, Kingwood Pike and Dorsey Avenue caught my attention. The DOH ...