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Celebrate the season at the 2017 WVU Jackson’s Mill Halloween Buffet

Morgantown, W.Va.— Bring your family, friends, costumes and appetites to the Halloween Buffet at West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill on Sunday, Oct. 29 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Dining Hall.   

The cost is $14 for adults and $7 for children ages 4 to 12. Children 3 and under eat for free. No reservations are needed. Cash, check payments and credit cards are accepted at the door

Provide alternatives to the traditional Halloween candy

trick or treater with jack-o-lantern pail

It’s important to consider your child’s health when it comes to all the candy they will collect on Halloween. Not only do you need to inspect it for any tampering, but you need to consider what you will do with all of it. Experts suggest a good meal before trick-or-treating. Afterward, let your child pick a few favorite pieces, but then put away the rest. Allowing candy to sit out where children see it is often too tempting to pass up.

Tips for a fire-safe Halloween

jack-o-lanterns on display

According to West Virginia University Safety and Health Extension experts, costumes aren’t always the scariest part of Halloween.

Advice on coping with school anxiety from WVU Extension Service experts

Morgantown, W.Va.— Summer is over and the kids are back in school. For many families, it’s an exciting time—but for some children, it’s filled with anxiety as the transition brings several new changes in routine, according to former Monongalia County West Virginia University Extension Service Agent Eric Murphy.

“A lot of things are changing—from mealtimes and sleep schedules to meeting new teachers and classmates,” said Murphy. “While hearing complaints or seeing resistance from your children can be frustrating, it’s important to acknowledge their anxiety and find the root of the issue in order to help them adjust.”

WVU Fire Service Extension urges students to put fire safety first

Morgantown, W.Va. – While classes on many local college campuses are getting underway, the West Virginia University Fire Service Extension urges students to take basic steps to get used to their new dorms and apartments so that in the case of a fire, they’ll be safe.

The National Fire Protection Agency reports that across the nation, fire departments respond to more than 11 dorm fires a day, and every campus-related fire fatality reported nationwide in the last five years has been in off-campus housing.

WVU Extension Service addresses critical need for livestock producers and state

Morgantown, W.Va. – Picture West Virginia’s roads winding through scenic countryside flanked by farms on either side. While beautiful imagery springs to mind, the other side of the picture is that those same roads usually leave a farmer’s animals far away from a veterinarian’s care.

It’s not a problem unique to West Virginia, with approximately 500 counties nationwide having no veterinarian that provides large-animal services and 1,300 counties only having one veterinarian per approximately 25,000 animals.

West Virginia’s women farmers have unique opportunity to grow with WVU Extension program

Morgantown, W.Va. – There’s a growing movement in West Virginia, and at the forefront are females who are breaking out of typical gender roles. They’re leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, and they make up a growing population of women who own farms and manage all aspects of an agricultural operation.

The trend isn’t confined to West Virginia. In fact, close to 970,000 women now run 31 percent of the nation’s farms. Even more impressive is the fact that West Virginia’s women-run farms have a substantial economic impact on the state – to the tune of more than $62 million.