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Wyoming Hunger Initiative launches new program ‘Grow a Little Extra’

Posted on April 12, 2021 | by Steve Miller

First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative is partnering with University of Wyoming Extension to launch a program under the Food from the Farm + Ranch banner called Grow a Little Extra.

Wyoming Hunger Initiative regional directors Caitlin Youngquist and … Read the rest



Study finds barber pole worm developing resistance to common treatments

Posted on April 8, 2021 | by Steve Miller

A roundworm that plagues sheep grazing irrigated pastures has been found to be resistant to common classes of dewormers, according to a recently published report online in the Sheep and Goat Research Journal.

University of Wyoming Extension sheep specialist … Read the rest



Volunteers build, distribute garden boxes to encourage growing own produce

Posted on April 6, 2021 | by Steve Miller

One hundred and fifty Wind River Grow Our Own garden boxes have been built and made available to Wind River Indian Reservation members in a collaborative effort with the University of Wyoming Extension (UWE), Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) and Fremont … Read the rest



UW graduate students take poster competition top honors

Posted on April 5, 2021 | by Steve Miller

Two Ph.D. students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming placed first and second in poster competition at the virtual Western Nutrient Management Conference this month.

Hannah Rodgers in the Department of Ecosystem Science … Read the rest



UW project seeks to glean factors limiting high-elevation irrigated meadow production

Posted on April 5, 2021 | by Steve Miller

University of Wyoming researchers will study soil health and factors that limit yield in high-elevation irrigated hay meadows on 12 ranch sites in Wyoming and Colorado as part of a $500,000 USDA grant.

“This is a very cool project that … Read the rest



UW nutrition program helps provide ingredients in Natrona County spring break food bags

Posted on March 26, 2021 | by Steve Miller

Twelve hundred Natrona County children received spring break food bags in Casper Thursday with enough supplies to last over nine days.

The food bags included a baking mix from the Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) to help families make a nutrition … Read the rest



Study results from four UW research centers compiled in new publication

Posted on March 24, 2021 | by Steve Miller

 

Field study results from the University of Wyoming’s four research and extension centers across the state are now available in the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station (WAES) 2020 Field Days Bulletin.

The free 124-page publication details research at the … Read the rest



UW Extension releases publication on family power of attorney elder abuse

Posted on March 24, 2021 | by Steve Miller

University of Wyoming Extension has a new, free, 26-page bulletin on how to avoid abuse of power of attorney.

The new publication, Abuse of Power of Attorney: Preventing and Addressing Elder Family Financial Exploitation, describes factors that put individuals … Read the rest



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UW lab’s work focus on stabilizing biologics like COVID vaccines highlighted

Posted on March 23, 2021 | by Steve Miller

A University of Wyoming scientist’s work aimed at stabilizing medical biologics like COVID vaccines is highlighted in the March 20 edition of The Guardian.

Biologist Thomas Boothby’s laboratory in the Department of Molecular Biology studies the minuscule but nearly indestructible … Read the rest



UW Extension free video course details processing carcasses into different meat cuts

Posted on March 19, 2021 | by Steve Miller

A video course showing the processing of beef, pork and lamb carcasses into different meat cuts – and the correct cooking methods – is available from the University of Wyoming Extension.

The free course, 4-H Meat Fabrication, was developed to … Read the rest



State vet lab testing 2,500 COVID-19 samples a day

Posted on March 9, 2021 | by Steve Miller

The director of the laboratory testing University of Wyoming COVID-19 samples was describing how the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory (WSVL) came to be testing 2,500 samples a day when he stopped mid-sentence and changed facial expressions.

“Let me just step … Read the rest



UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources bestows lifetime achievement honor

Posted on March 5, 2021 | by Steve Miller

A molecular biologist whose research and publication prowess are internationally known has received the Andrew Vanvig Distinguished Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming.

Professor David Fay joined the Department … Read the rest



Ancestral food gathering group’s efforts document Shoshone foods, preparation

Posted on February 24, 2021 | by Steve Miller

Members of the Restoring Shoshone Ancestral Food Gathering (RSAFG) group on the Wind River Indian Reservation are reclaiming knowledge about the use of Shoshone foods and preserving traditional methods of gathering and preparing those foods.

Traditional recipes, stories and other … Read the rest



UW Extension debuts financial know-how video series Monday

Posted on February 18, 2021 | by Steve Miller

A series of brief videos addressing financial issues Wyoming residents face begins this Monday.

“Michelle’s Monday Minute” debuts at noon on the University of Wyoming Extension Facebook page by extension community development educator Michelle Vigil.

“Since Wyoming is facing many … Read the rest



UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources adds plant sciences lecturer

Posted on February 10, 2021 | by Steve Miller

An assistant lecturer with more than 10 years’ college teaching experience and in extension has joined the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Wyoming.

Liz Moore joined the department this semester in the College of Agriculture and Natural … Read the rest



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