Fencerow Conversations

Kate Fotos from Future Generations University joins Katie Lukini to talk lumber jacking & sugar bushes. Learn tips on selecting and using chainsaws and opportunities available to West Virginian's for maple and walnut syrup production. Learn more at: https://www.future.edu/maple/

Join us this week as we discuss the joys of farming and the important role of young farmers in the Farm Bureau. Katie and Rochelle interview Mariah Hatton.  She is an active member of the Farm Bureau's Young Farmer and Rancher Association and raises beef in Monongalia County, WV. More at: wvfarm.org

Take a sneak peak at what you'll find at the 2020 WV Small Farm Conference!  Katie Luckini interviews Lisa Jones and Tom McConnell at the WVU Small Farm Center. Hear teasers about this year and future years, as well as some history. 

Don't miss The 2020 WV Small Farm Conference at the Charleston Civic Center, February 19th-22nd. In-depth trainings will occur on Feb 19th and include the Produce Safety Act (PSA) Grower Training and Better Process Control School. For more information please visit:  https://extension.wvu.edu/conferences/small-farm-conference

We're back with a fast action podcast. Please forgive our choppy start as we're learning lessons on the fly about recording.  Catch the fun of a farm to table event. Learn what it takes to host a successful agritourism operation (hint food helps) and listen to what the attendees appreciated most from our farm to table dinner.

Reporting from the WV State Dairy Show Terry Stutler interviews Jane Tabb. Jane has learned that change is the only constant on her farm and it is essential to keeping a farm viable through the generations. From dairy to finished beef, from wheat to corn, soybeans, hay and and now compost the farm adapts to meet the needs of the next generation market. She notes public relations are critical and is active with her role of county commissioner and several local boards.

"Boots" Tuckwiller discusses her experiences diversifying her Angus farm into the world of hemp production. Boots stepped out of the box to adapt to new and changing environments to be sure the next generation inherits a strong agricultural foundation.  She and her family have worked together with neighbors to build a community around this new venture to overcome the needs associated with expanding into the new industry of CBD oils.

Meet our guest and hosts Brandy Brabham and Cindy Martel at the 2019 Women in Agriculture Conference https://extension.wvu.edu/conferences/wia

Marketing your agribusiness appropriately is crucial to your success. In this show we talk with two ladies who have been spearheading agribusiness marketing in the state: Gabby Scrofano, Logistics and Program Coordinator for WV Food and Farm Coalition (https://www.wvfoodandfarm.org/) and Callie Taylor, Owner of The Herd Brand (https://www.theherdbrand.com/). We discuss land access opportunities, updating access to locations, clustering agritoruism venues, and craft tours. For more information on building your agritourism business visit https://extension.wvu.edu/agriculture/farm-management/agritourism

Liz Riffle of Riffle Farms discusses how she and her husband developed their niche meat business by bringing bison to the hills of West Virginia. https://www.rifflefarms.com/