The University of Wyoming Extension team in Lincoln County welcomes agriculture and natural resources (ANR) educator McKenna Julian, who transferred from Uinta County Extension last month. She is now based in UW Extension’s Kemmerer office.

Julian grew up in western Wyoming and currently lives in Kemmerer on her family’s sheep operation.

Julian began working for UW Extension in 2019 as the Uinta County 4-H youth development educator. In 2023, she became the ANR educator for Uinta County, giving her an opportunity to focus on livestock production.

Julian transferred to Lincoln County in August 2024, where she will continue to serve as an ANR educator. This transition will allow her to serve the community in which she lives and work closer to home.

“Lincoln County is an ag rich community,” says Julian. “My background in livestock production and western Wyoming communities should be helpful when meeting the needs of my clientele.”

Since 2023, Julian has acted as a program facilitator and teacher in Wyoming Ranch Camp, a week-long program which provides adult applicants with the tools and knowledge to manage a ranch.

Julian is also a leader within the Sheep Task Force, an initiative that aims to provide the Wyoming sheep industry with more access to sheep production information. She has been involved with the initiative since it was created in 2023.

Julian earned her bachelor’s in animal and veterinary science from the University of Wyoming in 2016. She went on to obtain her master’s in animal science with a specialization in ruminant nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2019.

For more information about agriculture and natural resources programming in Lincoln County, contact Julian at mbrinton@uwyo.edu or (307) 828-4093.