Mar 29, 2022 | Featured, News
In phase two of its first-of-its-kind program, the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University will award drone kits and related technology to 20 schools across West Virginia to spur innovation among agricultural educators and students. RCBI also will...
Feb 28, 2022 | Featured, News
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University will highlight the region’s growing syrup industry and explore ways to capitalize on the potential to expand and diversify production March 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during TAP, the Appalachian Syrup Producers...
Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, News
Making maple syrup used to be fairly common in West Virginia, something a great many farmers produced to help them make sweetener to use throughout the year. Then, as more people began buying sugar and other syrups at the store, the practice faded. Today, technology...
Oct 22, 2021 | Featured, News
Philip Barbour High captured the Outstanding School Award and four of six individual prizes – including the grand championship – during the 2021 West Virginia Student Agriculture Innovation Challenge. Sponsored by the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall...
