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Being Involved at UW: 3 Reasons Why
1. The opportunities. Being involved can open many doors, such as a job and internship opportunity. In my first semester at UW, I started a job in the Animal Science department as an office assistant. Not only has that allowed …
Money Minute: Bill Prioritization
Making a plan when there isn’t enough money to cover all of your financial obligations in a month.
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Youths during virtual career night have access to pros from six career tracks
Wyoming youths are invited to participate in a virtual career night hosted by University of Wyoming Extension starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 23.
Youths can choose from six different career tracks in animal science, business, health and education, natural …
Money Minute: Build a Bill Calendar
Avoid late payments by using a calendar to track bill due dates and paydays.
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Bucking the Norm
In my final year here at the University of Wyoming, I have been asked a multitude of questions, but the one I have been asked the most is where I am applying to vet school. Everyone automatically assumes that just …
RFID Tags: Frivolous or Beneficial to Producers?
During the summer months of 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) allocated funds to purchase up to eight million radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags for cattle and bison, providing the new …
Money Minutes: Budgeting, Part 2 of 2
More budgeting tips from UW Extension educator Michelle Vigil.
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Money Minutes: Budgeting Part 1
Michelle Vigil discusses budgeting basics in this Monday Money Minutes video.
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Joining a UW Judging Team may be the best decision you make in College…
- The people you meet. Being on both the livestock and wool judging teams throughout my time at UW has allowed me to meet some of my best friends. Not to mention, the connections that I have made through meeting producers,
Exploring specialty cut flowers for profit in Wyoming
Keeping it colorful
Specialty cut flower production is an opportunity to add valuable commodities for Wyoming growers, serve local economies, and diversify Wyoming’s economic base with horticultural crops.
Flower production can also provide biological benefits by providing nutrition and shelter …
Drought conditions make mother cow nutrition level critical
A livestock herd’s profitability depends on the ability of a mother animal, cows in this case, to breed up, carry a calf to term, successfully provide for the calf, and breed back up again the next year.
Long-term research at …
Business model canvas tool helps plan your agribusiness future
Now is a great time to take a look at the past year and consider what is working well in your operation.
You can also examine areas of opportunity where you might be able to reduce risk, improve production, streamline …
Prairie dogs – Keystone species or calamity?
Prairie dogs woven into Thunder Basin Grasslands Ecosystem detrimental to ranching if too many, but too few and dependent wildlife disappear.
Black-tailed prairie dogs are one of the most charismatic and conflict-ridden critters you will ever meet.
Their charisma comes …
