Agriculture & Natural Resources

Craig Yohn, Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources and Extension Associate Professor

Jefferson County is one of the most diversified counties in its production of agricultural products in West Virginia. The Extension Program emphasizes the support of more traditional agricultural enterprises such as beef, dairy, swine, crop production, farm management, and marketing. Commercial production of small and tree fruits is supported through the WVU Experiment Farm just west of Kearneysville on Rt. 9.

Through the WVU Extension Office here in Jefferson County, many questions related to home horticulture, including insect and disease problems, are answered. An annual publication distributed throughout the county is the Garden Calendar. Soil testing is also available at only the cost of postage. You are encouraged to contact us!

There are many Web sites that provide information on agricultural subjects. Each one has many fact sheets, newsletters, and other resources that can provide information that complements and enhances what is available through West Virginia University and WVU’s Agriculture and Natural Resources information portal and the eXtension resource site. All told, the links on this page should help you find a world of information on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Jefferson Farms.org

West Virginia AgrAbility

2010 Community Garden

West Virginia Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Programing

Eastern Panhandle Conservation Innovation Grant - Precision Nutrient Management Using a Systems Approach

Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Control

Many of us have problems with wildlife as we encroach on their habitat. This website provides volumes of information on the biology, management and control of wildlife that becomes a pest.

Soil Sample Submission Form

Use this form to submit a sample for testing at the WVU Soil Testing Lab in Morgantown, WV. This form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free computer program, to be printed.The analysis for pH, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, and magnesium is free. The only cost is postage to mail the sample. The address is: WVU Soil Testing Laboratory, Agricultural Sciences Building, P.O. Box 6108, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6108.

A recommendation for lime, nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium is provided. Results will be returned to you in two to three weeks.

To create a representative sample of the area of interest, take 10 to 20 individual samples, combine them in one container, mix them and let the soil dry. Then pull a subsample from the soil collected and fill a sandwich bag. Mail the sandwich bag and the completed form to the address on the form.

Agriculture Videos

A Message about today’s farming community from the National Corn Growers Association

Over 200 Instructional Videos Available

For the several years, presentations made at seminars and workshops have been recorded, edited, and produced so that these unique presentations may be seen by others who did not attend the events. The series of presentations has grown to more than 200 on subjects ranging from row crops to vegetables; from making bio diesel to running a pickup on wood. There are presentations on how to make $90,000 on an acre legally and how you can make better decisions to manage your forage or beef production. Each presentation is self-contained. These presentations have been viewed more than 3700 times and embedded in another Web page or forwarded to someone else more than 5000 times. Just click here to start exploring.

Agronomy Links

This site provides links to Agronomy sources.

Bio – Fuel Information

Corn Stove and Furnace Fact Sheet
Biodiesel – The National Biodiesel Board

Farm Management Links

This site links to fact sheets, decision-making tools, and tax department publications and forms.

Forage\Livestock Decision Making Tools

Looking for spreadsheets to help make decisions on forage and beef production? This page includes several tools that can help yo9u make better decisions about cattle management nutrition, and soil fertility. (Requires the User to Have Microsoft Excel or Open Office and Acrobat Reader)

Forum for Rural Innovation

Through this link, you will be able to access to the last four years’ of presentations given at this one-day forum. Many hours of presentations are available on a variety of topics. The forum Web page includes a description of the speakers and additional handouts and links to other Web pages. If you would prefer a CD of this information, e-mail WVU Extension Agent Craig Yohn.

WVU Extension Service – Jefferson County

Community Garden Page

Local Agriculture Links

WV State Agriculture Links

Market Information and Prices

Current Market Prices (Boards of Trade)

Office Information