
Wyoming Startup Business Builder Grant Awardees Announced
In 2024, the Wyoming Regional Food Business Center (WYRFBC) team launched the Startup Business Builder grant program.
When Sawyer Zook joined the University of Wyoming’s organizational leadership program in 2022, he was already a working professional well versed in plumbing, welding, and water resource management.
Despite his qualifications and work experience, Zook wasn’t ready to settle into a lifelong career just yet. He had too many unanswered questions about the world around him.
Ultimately, Zook’s quest for knowledge led him to a plant sciences lab at UW. There, his background in the trades helped him excel as an undergraduate researcher.
In 2024, the Wyoming Regional Food Business Center (WYRFBC) team launched the Startup Business Builder grant program.
Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity.
Snakes are out and that means interaction with livestock is bound to happen.
On Thursday, August 7, the University of Wyoming will host a field day at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle.
For those interested in connecting with local artists and agriculture, the University of Wyoming Extension has launched a series of self-guided Ag & Art tours.
Native prairie ecosystems have been disappearing across North America since the agricultural revolution of the 1800s. The increased need for higher crop yields, infrastructure, and resource extraction were the main instigators of the loss.
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