Spring Gobbler Season To Open On Monday
Hunters are encouraged to introduce someone under 18 years of age to the sport.
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W.Va.'s Apple Industry Is Still Hurting. Growers Hope New Administrations Will Renew Aid
As the apple industry continues to struggle, West Virginia growers hope a change in government administrations won't mark the end of federal and state aid.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAnother Apple Surplus Prompts Search For Long-Term Solutions
Fall in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle means apple season. Visitors from near and far visit Reddington’s Farm & Orchard in Harpers Ferry to pick their own apples — a way to get fresh produce, and also a fun family activity. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAbandoned Mine Turns Apple Orchard With Help Of National Guard
A long winding road, once frequented by coal trucks, leads to the top of what used to be a mountain. At its end are flat fields filled with budding apple trees.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMedication Guidance And A Visit To Virginia Farm Foggy Ridge, This West Virginia Morning
n this West Virginia Morning, Virginia’s first modern apple cidery Foggy Ridge helped launch a craft cider industry in Virginia, but while the cider business closed in 2018, the farm stayed open. Owner and orchardist Diane Flynt now sells apples to other cider makers and has a new book out. Radio IQ’s Roxy Todd visited Flynt’s farm in Southwest Virginia and has this story.
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Millions Of U.S. Apples Were Almost Left To Rot. Now, They'll Go To Hungry Families
Many growers across the country have been left without a market due to oversupplied apple processors. West Virginia rescued its surplus, with a plan that donates apples to hunger-fighting charities.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMilder Winters Pose Potential Problems For Local Food Producers
This past winter was unseasonably mild. That’s put some of the state’s fruit farmers in an unexpectedly precarious position as plants produce before the threat of frost is gone.
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