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Photo #1- Some of the supplies collected and delivered to the Roane County Animal Shelter because of the Donation Drive sponsored by Roane County Energy Express Submitted by: Brandy Brabham, WVU Roane County Extension Agent, 304-927-0975 Roane County Energy Express sites conducted successful community service projects in their donation drives held at the local Tractor Supply Company and throughout the community Read More…
Is your water bill costing you more than you like to pay? Would you like to recycle the rainwater that freely falls in your landscape? Have you priced the cost of rain barrels lately? If you said yes to any of these questions, this workshop is for you! Participants will help assemble rain barrel out of 55-gallon plastic drum at this hands-on workshop, hosted by Read More…
Submitted by Brandy Brabham, WVU Roane Co. Extension Agent, 304-927-0975. WVU Extension in Roane County along with the West Central Extension Master Gardener Association is offering a tree pruning training during their annual tree trimming workday at the Roane County Courthouse lawn on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Local Agriculture and Natural Resources WVU Extension Agent, Brandy Brabham serving in Roane County will provide a brief overview Read More…
Spencer Farmers Market Annual Organizational Meeting Are you interested in selling at the Spencer Farmers Market this year? Do you have surplus vegetables from your garden, eggs, value-add products, baked goods, jams, jellies, meats, honey, maple syrup or more and want another outlet to sell? The annual organizational meeting of the Spencer Farmers Market is a great time to find out how the market can help you. Read More…
Submitted by Brandy Brabham, WVU-Roane County Extension Agent, 304-927-0975 Each winter, the West Virginia University (WVU) Extension sets out on a mission to bring educational opportunities to those residents who have a focus on agriculture. After having to switch to an online platform in 2021, the 2023 winter dinner meeting series returned to an in-person format from January through March. WVU Read More…
Growers, it’s time to sign up for your 2024 #GrowThisWV seeds! 🤩👏 This year, we’re launching the Grow This Throwdown! This state-wide competition will allow counties to compete against each other for grant funding for projects to improve their communities. All you have to do to participate is sign up for the program using the Read More…
Who are Cloverbud 4-H’ers?Our youngest 4-H’ers aren’t quite ready to participate in many of the project areas and/or activities that older children do such as caring for or showing animals, shooting sports, launching rockets, or baking. But there is still plenty for them to do in 4-H, starting with fun! Cloverbuds is an exciting 4-H Read More…
Seventh Grade Calhoun Middle High School Student, Trinity Probasco is in her second year of 4-H through the WVU Extension Service. Through the organization Trinity is learning the business side of raising market ready animals and promoting her family farm. Trinity said she has learned a lot from being involved with 4-H and that when Read More…
Submitted by: Brandy Brabham, WVU Roane County Extension Agent, 304-927-0975 Southern States of Spencer is collaborating with WVU Extension to offer an informative dinner meeting about beef nutrition as now is the time that producers should be thinking about weaning calves to add value or preparing the herd for winter. On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM at Heritage Park Community Building in Spencer, WV, Will Streaker Read More…
Mountaineer Farm Talk! is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with Extension Service professionals and other agricultural experts about timely topics important to West Virginia agriculture. Our mission is simple: to provide educational, research-based information to people all across the Mountain State. Join us and our special guests every Friday at 10:00 am for Mountaineer Farm Read More…
