Agriculture News

Each winter, WVU Extension brings education, know-how and research right to your community through a series of educational dinner meetings. This year, we're offering a mix of virtual and in-person meeting opportunities across West Virginia for the 2023 agriculture education series!

In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released expanded guidelines that, once fully implemented, will require prescriptions from a veterinarian to obtain medically important antimicrobial livestock medications that were previously available over-the-counter. 

Ben Goff, WVU Extension Agent in Mason and Putnam counties, offers recommendations for landowners and tenants who want to prepare for the upcoming farming season and work to minimize their respective risks.

The fall 2021 WVU Extension BQA trainings will focus on topics including:

The Pasture Management Certificate Training is offered as part of Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Agricultural Innovation Workforce Trainings & Certifications. 

Join us and our special guests every Friday at 10 a.m., for Mountaineer Farm Talk! Learn, share, laugh and enjoy a cup of cowboy coffee (or herbal tea for non-coffee drinkers). We encourage audience participation so have your questions ready.

https://wvu.zoom.us/j/98991307779
Meeting ID: 989 9130 7779O or call  888-475-4499 and 877-853-5257 US Toll-free.

Join WVU Extension and industry experts for an educational series on small ruminant production in West Virginia! 

Join WVU Extension agents and specialists for a spring webinar series to get ready for the 2021 farmers market season! 

WVU Extension has teamed up with University of Maryland and Penn State Extension to provide a webinar on the production of hemp for fiber and seed production. 

You're invited to join us for a four-week webinar series to learn more about how to manage the day- to-day stress of rural life.