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Statewide agriculture competition to reward student innovation

The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University and a statewide group of partners announce the fifth-annual Student Ag Innovation Challenge to encourage problem-solving and innovation among West Virginia students interested in agriculture. Students in...

Brothers combine knowledge of firearms, innovation to launch family business with RCBI assistance

Brothers Ethan and Jonathan Collins have been interested in weaponry since they were very young. One might say obsessed, according to Ethan. As children growing up in Calhoun County, they even fashioned toy guns from items such as gate hinges and rebar they found...

Create Buckhannon wins statewide agricultural competition

Create Buckhannon is the winner of the 2021 West Virginia Vanguard Agriculture Competition, a statewide contest sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University to honor innovation and ingenuity in agriculture. The Vanguard award recognizes a...