Agriculture

The first commercial farm to be staffed and operated by foster care youth is being built at the Stepping Stones Residential Treatment Facility in Wayne County.

On this West Virginia Morning, Appalachian millipede scientist Derek Hennen talks about the discovery of newly discovered regional species — including one named after megastar Taylor Swift.

This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll hear about a farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that can grow a lot of agriculture on one acre of a former industrial site. We’ll also hear about a podcast that remembers the back to the land movement in West Virginia during the 1970s and 1980s — as well as a mysterious disappearance.

A weedkiller called dicamba has caused a split in otherwise tight-knit farm communities. In Arkansas, where initially there had been tight restrictions over its use, some farmers successfully pushed to expand its use. Yet others claim that the weedkiller may be damaging the habitat of the “Natural State.”

Orr’s Farm Market, a staple of West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, was recently recognized nationally by Fox News as one of the best orchards to visit in the United States.

On this West Virginia Morning, a plan to curb overdose deaths, barriers to treatment, and residents even taking up drug use in the first place and a look at farming in our region, and the question of who will replace farmers when they retire.

For 71 years, West Virginia University plant pathologist Mannon Gallegly has tinkered with tomatoes. Soon, his work will help developing countries marred by food supply issues.

On this West Virginia Morning, we talk about a Lyme disease vaccination in the works, farmers’ views on trade wars in the lead up to the general election, and a new book called “The Primary That Made a President: John F. Kennedy and West Virginia.”

On this West Virginia Morning, we talk about coming home to Appalachia. But we also look at the climate change woes and economic challenges impacting the region.

Small food producers in Kentucky aired their disapproval during a virtual public hearing Monday for a proposed rule that could increase permitting fees…