On this West Virginia Morning, a small federal grant program aimed at increasing first-time farmer’s access to land, training and tools was finding fertile ground in West Virginia. But in March, the Trump administration suddenly terminated it, leaving local partners uncertain about their futures. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Chris Schulz reports.

Also, during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill this week, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., asked if a warfare training center in southern West Virginia could help modernize military training.

And, millions in federal funds will protect West Virginia from exposure to lead in drinking water.

Finally, the unemployment rate in West Virginia has fallen from March levels but remains slightly higher than the national average.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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