Author: Kelly Crane, Farm Credit Services of America Dean

The story of Wyoming is inseparable from the story of agriculture — from the grit of early cattle ranchers who carved out livelihoods on the open range, to today’s farmers, ranchers, and natural resource stewards navigating drought, invasive species, and market uncertainties.

Jessie Williamson wants to understand how mountain hummingbirds, specifically two species, respond to extreme environments in the high-elevation Andes Mountains of Peru and Bolivia.

An undergraduate at the University of Wyoming is the lead author of a paper looking at how Wyoming fish survive harsh conditions.

Scientists from the University of Wyoming, Washington and Lee University, and the National Park Service have published research shedding new light on the value of bison recovery efforts in Yellowstone National Park.

Here in Wyoming, we live in a dry, windy, and sometimes unpredictable environment. For farmers who grow cover crops, the tough environment can complicate things.

In 2024, the Wyoming Regional Food Business Center (WYRFBC) team launched the Startup Business Builder grant program.

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity.

Snakes are out and that means interaction with livestock is bound to happen.

Native prairie ecosystems have been disappearing across North America since the agricultural revolution of the 1800s. The increased need for higher crop yields, infrastructure, and resource extraction were the main instigators of the loss.

Wild populations of native edible berries, including silverberry, skunkbrush, and silver buffaloberry, are becoming depleted in the Intermountain West. This is cause for concern for food sovereignty and ancestral preservation within the Eastern Shoshone communities, where gathering is culturally significant.

In a transformational commitment to the University of Wyoming’s land-grant mission and one of the state’s most vital industries, Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) has established the Farm Credit Services of America College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources Deanship at UW.

The University of Wyoming Extension’s Laramie County office is excited to announce its next Wyoming Walks event. The upcoming program, titled “Walk with Nature,” will take place at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, Lions Park, on Monday, June 23, at 12:30 p.m.

For decades, a population of grouse in south-central Wyoming and northwest Colorado has been identified as Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, the same subspecies that can be found in far western Wyoming near Jackson along with Idaho, northern Utah, and parts of the Pacific Northwest.

The University of Wyoming Extension’s Laramie County office is excited to announce its next Wyoming Walks event. The upcoming program, titled “Stroll Among the Bronzes,” will take place at the Wyoming State Capitol Tuesday, June 17, at 10 a.m.

Astrid Vargas, a University of Wyoming alumna and conservation biologist, will host a public talk, reception, and book signing for her recently published book “On a Butterfly’s Wing: Lessons from Nature on Embracing Change” Tuesday, June 10.