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Wool is a highly functional fiber, but despite this, most of the wool and textile industry has left the country due to lack of infrastructure, limiting farmers’ profits from wool production. With the help of a USDA grant, West Virginia University researchers are exploring new ways to support sheep farmers and fiber producers in the region. 

Read More: WVU awarded grant to explore and develop fiber-based products in West Virginia

West Virginia University researcher is working to understand and estimate environmental cleanup costs associated with agricultural runoff that causes polluted “dead zones” in downstream coastal systems.

Read More: WVU researchers examine economic impacts of aquatic dead zones