Agriculture Archives - Ohio Valley ReSource

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

By 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

May 23

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Farmers Unsure About New Trump Trade Aid Payments

The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday details of a second round of aid totaling $16 billion for farmers affected by the trade war with China. But some Ohio Valley farmers worry about the ongoing consequences of these payments and tariffs. As with the first round of tariff relief offered last year, farmers will […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 23

Agriculture

Ohio Valley Farmers Unsure About New Trump Trade Aid Payments

Liam Niemeyer

May 17

Agriculture

A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction

This is the first story in an occasional series exploring the links between addiction recovery and a recovering economy. It’s lunch hour, and Cafe Appalachia is bustling. Located in South Charleston, West Virginia, the former church turned restaurant has a funky, yet calming vibe. Twinkle lights and mismatched dining room sets dot the space. For […]

By Brittany Patterson and Liam Niemeyer

May 17

Agriculture

A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction

Brittany Patterson and Liam Niemeyer

May 9

Agriculture

Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs

Ohio Valley farmers say the latest tariff escalation between the Trump administration and China could continue to hurt their businesses, with many farmers already facing financial struggles. As Chinese officials visit Washington, D.C., for more trade talks, the Trump administration announced this week increased tariffs, planned to go into effect Friday, on $200 billion […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 9

Agriculture

Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 12

Agriculture

CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects

Inside the Bluegrass Hemp Oil store in Lexington, Kentucky, the CBD oils and lotions lining the walls have an origin story — a story of a family’s struggle. “We took a huge risk, to be perfectly honest, because we didn’t know. We weren’t trying other people’s CBD products that were out there,” Bluegrass Hemp Oil […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 12

Agriculture

CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects

Liam Niemeyer

Apr 1

Agriculture

As Some Midwest Farmers Struggle With Historic Flooding, Ohio Valley Ethanol Producers See Profit Boost

Mick Henderson runs the Commonwealth Agri-Energy ethanol plant in west Kentucky. He said the past year for U.S. ethanol producers, including in the Ohio Valley, has been rough. “We’ve just passed our 15th anniversary just now, and this is going to be one of our weakest years,” Henderson said. Ethanol prices have been down the […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Apr 1

Agriculture

As Some Midwest Farmers Struggle With Historic Flooding, Ohio Valley Ethanol Producers See Profit Boost

Liam Niemeyer

Mar 28

Agriculture

Kentucky Called A “Warning Signal” On SNAP Work Requirements

The federal government is considering a work requirement for some people who get food assistance through SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A new study uses Kentucky as an example of what that change could mean for the country. The SNAP rules require 80 hours of work a month and cap assistance at three […]

By Mary Meehan

Mar 28

Agriculture

Kentucky Called A “Warning Signal” On SNAP Work Requirements

Mary Meehan

Mar 22

Agriculture

Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition

When Seth Long first began experimenting with maple syrup production, he tapped hollow pegs called spiles into individual trees, collected drips of sap in milk jugs, and carried each gallon down the the steep mountainside on foot. Now, Long rides an open-air buggy up muddy switchbacks to a 500-gallon collection tank from which translucent blue […]

By Sydney Boles

Mar 22

Agriculture

Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition

Sydney Boles