Tag: Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College

First-Ever W.Va. Agricultural Technology Showcase in Moorefield

On Friday and Saturday, the Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College in Moorefield will host the first Ag Tech Showcase event in the state.

The goal of the new showcase is to explore the benefits new and emerging technologies could offer small and medium-sized farms.

Walt Helmick, West Virginia’s Commissioner of Agriculture will also be at the event, but the keynote speaker is Menahem Hesse, Minister for Agriculture and Science Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.

Minister Hesse is expected to discuss how West Virginia farmers and consumers might benefit from lessons learned from Israel’s Ag tech innovations. Israel has achieved globally-recognized gains in produce crop yields and quality.

The two-day event will offer expert speakers, panel discussions, and live demonstrations of the latest Ag tech innovations, including workshops looking at the use of agricultural drones, 3D printing, and more.

The showcase will be held at the West Virginia Army National Guard Armory in Moorefield.

W.Va. Board OKs Agreement for Deaf, Blind Schools

Education officials took steps this week to strengthen the partnership between the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

The West Virginia Board of Education approved an agreement and contract this week for leasing between the entities. 

Earlier this year, the board accepted a proposal to reclassify workers at the schools for the deaf and blind to be residential care specialists beginning next July.

That position will require an associate’s degree in a field related to the job’s responsibilities.

As part of the new agreement, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College will assist workers with obtaining that degree.

Officials say current employees will have five years to complete the degree instead of the original three years. 

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