Author: Brooke Ortel

For grass seed producers and others concerned about controlling grass thrip populations, the University of Wyoming Extension has released a new management guide.

For those interested in learning how to artificially inseminate cattle, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer a clinic Monday, May 13, through Wednesday, May 15, in Evanston.

The University of Wyoming’s small but mighty collegiate wool judging team competed in three regional contests this year, beginning with a strong performance at the 7220 Wool Judging Invitational in Laramie and concluding with an impressive finish at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, S.D.

For youth interested in breeding their cattle, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer artificial insemination (AI) workshops in Campbell and Fremont Counties Thursday, May 9, followed by breeding days later that month.

In the U.S. more than 34 million people have diabetes and another 88 million are considered pre-diabetic. Yet currently there is just one FDA-approved treatment available for patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, a common type of non-healing wound.

The University of Wyoming Extension will host a one-day conference on season extension and small-scale food production at Sheridan College Saturday, April 6.

Urszula Norton, a professor of plant sciences in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, has received a Fulbright Scholarship to study soil contamination in agricultural systems.

The University of Wyoming Extension has released a free online course on how to use electric pressure cookers to prepare healthy, inexpensive meals.

In kitchens across the state, Wyoming’s Fun, Food, 4-H program is inspiring culinary adventures and family meals.

The University of Wyoming Extension will offer a seminar on alkaline soil management Wednesday, Feb. 14, through Thursday, Feb. 15, in Cody. Virtual attendance options are also available.

In 2011, one of the deadliest outbreaks of food poisoning in recent U.S. history erupted. From a scientific perspective, the situation was not only troubling, but downright baffling—how did the bacteria survive for days, likely weeks, on the surfaces of cantaloupes?

There’s no vaccine, no effective treatment—and the disease is uniformly fatal. That’s the current reality for bison producers whose animals contract malignant catarrhal fever (MCF). 

Don’t underestimate a mother’s influence. Especially when it comes to the microbiomes of her reproductive tract and rumen. 

Vegetarian bears are stressed?   Well, it’s not quite that simple, but a study led by associate professor David Christianson suggests a positive correlation between stress hormones and herbivory in Yellowstone bears.