Coronavirus is taking a bite out of local businesses on Main Street and now the implications for agriculture are beginning to take shape, said the rural entrepreneurship specialist with University of Wyoming Extension.
Those implications include falling commodity prices affecting …
Donated personal protection equipment (PPE) from various departments and offices in the University of Wyoming’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is being collected and taken to Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie.
John Connett in the Department of Ecosystem Science …
Social distancing is a necessary precaution to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but that doesn’t mean communities can’t stay connected, especially with older adults, said a gerontologist with the University of Wyoming.
About 11.7 percent of Wyoming is …
Free garden seeds are being provided by Park County Extension, the Cody Conservation District and private donors to help residents start growing their own food.
“The goal is to get as much food growing in people’s yards as possible,” said …
Wyomingites need to respond aggressively to the coronavirus rapidly disrupting jobs, said a University of Wyoming Extension personal finance specialist.
Gov. Mark Gordon’s order to close public spaces meant those who work in the entertainment, restaurant and bar, travel, retail …
Conflict is a fact of family life. According to the Family Firm Institute, 20 percent of family businesses report weekly conflict, another 20 percent report monthly conflict, and 42 percent report conflict three to four times per year.
You can …
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture has recently received notice their plan for regulating industrial hemp has been approved from the United States Department of Agriculture.
Industrial hemp is typically produced for three different categories: seed, fiber, or cannabidiol oil (CBD …
The University of Wyoming Extension has implemented an online process for those seeking private applicator pesticide licenses in light of the University of Wyoming suspending all in-person activities until May 15 due to COVID-19 concerns.
Extension pesticide training coordinator Jeff …
The University of Wyoming Extension has suspended all in-person events and programming through May 15 due to coronavirus concerns.
This suspension includes all 4-H and Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) in-person events, including 4-H club meetings, in-person CNP classes, spring garden …
Here’s how one University of Wyoming Extension educator surveying malting barley markets in the Big Horn Basin and an extension agricultural economics scientist browsing a table recipe book in France came to the same conclusion.
Their idea to bring ancient …
Food producers and others interested in our food systems can share their perspectives and collaborate to address concerns at a University of Wyoming Extension event in Cheyenne.
“Documentaries & Dialogues: Rethinking our Food System” is 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15, …
University of Wyoming resource experts will share their knowledge on identifying common Wyoming trees and shrubs at a workshop 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 5, at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S Lions Park Dr.
Attendees will learn the basics of …
Evening cooking with ancient grains courses are being offered in multiple locations across the state starting in March.
“In these hands-on workshops, participants will learn about cooking and baking with einkorn, emmer and spelt and about some of the benefits …
A financial management program offered by the University of Wyoming Extension that reached more than 33 social service organizations to enhance the skills of their clients has been recognized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The FDIC presented extension’s Master …
These three days are all about bees. The Wyoming Bee College will be March 20-22 at Laramie County Community College
in Cheyenne.
Registration for the Friday sessions in the LCCC Pathfinder Building begins at 7:30 a.m. and classes begin at …
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