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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Jun. 02, 2025

Protecting Skin From Summer Sun And A Mental Health Crisis Among Farmers, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a doctor discusses how and why to keep your skin safe from summer sun, farmers struggle with mental health and Shepherdstown kicks off Pride Month.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Dec. 14, 2023

W.Va. Farmer-Food Bank Flap And Us & Them Remembers An Unlikely Friendship, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, both of West Virginia’s major food banks purchase fresh produce from West Virginia farmers. But a farmer-food bank flap had some social media pages heated up – and demonstrated the value of a written contract. Randy Yohe has the story.

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WVPB News Mar. 18, 2019

Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall

West Kentucky Farmer Barry Alexander doesn’t have an answer on when the Trump administration will reach a trade deal with China, now a year into tariffs…

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WVPB News Mar. 18, 2019

Ohio Valley Farmers, Electric Cooperatives Push Back On Trump’s Budget Cut Proposals

West Kentucky Soybean Farmer Jed Clark, like many Ohio Valley farmers, is in a tighter financial situation because tariffs from the trade war and market…

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WVPB News Jan. 15, 2019

Trump Doubles Down On Trade War As Farmers Feel Pain From Tariffs

As President Donald Trump addressed farmers at a national conference Monday Ohio Valley agriculture leaders said they are standing by his effort to…

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson, Oct. 05, 2018

In W.Va., Small Farmers Face Tough Odds as One Project Aims to Help

This story is part of an episode of Inside Appalachia about projects aimed at spurring job growth in Appalachia.On a recent Monday morning, as the rising…

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