Agriculture Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

Jan 21

Agriculture

Hemp Prices Crash Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned

Ohio Valley farmers planted more than 27,000 acres of hemp last year — about four times more than in 2018 — to cash in on a booming market for popular CBD products made from the crop. Yet with that growing boom, the price of CBD-rich hemp has crashed, dropping more than 75 percent in just […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jan 21

Agriculture

Hemp Prices Crash Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned

By Liam Niemeyer

Jan 14

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Farmers Cautiously Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade Deal

The Trump administration is set to sign a deal Wednesday with Chinese trade officials for what they call “Phase One” of a trade agreement after almost two years of false starts and costly, retaliatory tariffs. Ohio Valley farmers are cautiously optimistic the truce will be a turning point, but some are skeptical about the details […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jan 14

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Farmers Cautiously Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade Deal

Liam Niemeyer

Dec 16

Agriculture

On The Most Populated Ohio River Island, This Beekeeper Found A Way To Better Himself And His Community

Dave Watkins lives on Wheeling Island, the most populated island along the Ohio River. In the early 1800s, it was referred to as the “garden spot of Wheeling,” perhaps because its rich topsoil yielded verdant plants and lush gardens. Today, the West Virginia island isn’t necessarily thought of as farmland. Instead, its neighborhoods are full […]

By Rebecca Kiger

Dec 16

Agriculture

On The Most Populated Ohio River Island, This Beekeeper Found A Way To Better Himself And His Community

Rebecca Kiger

Dec 5

Agriculture

New SNAP Rule Could Hit Ohio Valley Hardest

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates almost 700,000 people across the country will lose food stamps in a new Trump Administration rule announced Wednesday. Regional anti-hunger advocates and policy analysts say the Ohio Valley — and Appalachia in particular — could be disproportionately affected by this rule. In general, the rule will make it harder […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 5

Agriculture

New SNAP Rule Could Hit Ohio Valley Hardest

Liam Niemeyer

Dec 2

Agriculture

While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues To Grow

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out 15 letters last week warning some companies that sell cannabidiol, or CBD, about making unfounded medical claims regarding the effects of the hemp-derived compound. Many users claim CBD has a wide range of medicinal benefits but there is little evidence. Despite this warning, the burgeoning industry in […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 2

Agriculture

While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues To Grow

Liam Niemeyer

Oct 11

Agriculture

Grassroots Growing: Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty

Tony Silvernail swings a heavy machete at a stalk of bushy hemp and chops the plant near the root, grabbing the five-foot-tall shoot with his sun-weathered hand. It’s an unusually hot October day on his farm, Beyond The Bridge LLC, tucked in the hills outside of Frankfort, Kentucky. But the heat doesn’t faze Silvernail, sporting […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Oct 11

Agriculture

Grassroots Growing: Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty

Liam Niemeyer

Aug 23

Agriculture

Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump

Tom Folz drives around on a sunny, August afternoon and surveys the thousands of acres of dark green, leafy soybean plants and tall stalks of corn he grows on his sprawling farm in Christian County, Kentucky. At 54, Folz has wispy, white hair matching his white mustache. It’s taken him several long work weeks to […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Aug 23

Agriculture

Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump

Liam Niemeyer

Jul 25

Agriculture

How A Proposed SNAP Eligibility Revision Could Affect Ohio Valley Recipients

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week a proposal to tighten the rules on who qualifies for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA estimates more than three million people across the country would lose SNAP benefits in an effort to prevent fraud. Anti-hunger advocates in the Ohio Valley say the […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jul 25

Agriculture

How A Proposed SNAP Eligibility Revision Could Affect Ohio Valley Recipients

Liam Niemeyer

Jul 24

Agriculture

Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands

Down bumpy back roads deep in central West Virginia, a flat, bright green pasture opens up among the rolling hills of coffee-colored trees. Wildflowers and butterflies dot the pasture, but West Virginia University Professor Jeff Skousen is here for something else that stands above the rest of the Appalachian scenery – literally. Thick stalks of […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jul 24

Agriculture

Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands

Liam Niemeyer

Jul 5

Agriculture

Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways

West Liberty University Professor Zachary Loughman has dedicated his professional life to crustaceans – specifically freshwater crayfish. He dips his hand into one of the water tanks at his laboratory near Wheeling, West Virginia, to pick up a teal crayfish the size of a dollar bill. “See the little guy dropping down? We caught mom […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jul 5

Agriculture

Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways

Liam Niemeyer