Using clues from the fossil record, researchers at the University of Wyoming are traveling back in time to study a mass extinction event that occurred 66 million years ago.

Are you looking for a constructive and peaceful way to resolve a conflict? Multiple organizations offer unbiased mediators specially trained to facilitate conversations between disputing parties to guide them toward finding mutually acceptable resolutions. Mediators do not impose solutions; instead, …

The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Samantha Krieger as Uinta County’s 4-H youth development educator.

Krieger recently moved from Utah, where she worked as the Summit County 4-H coordinator. In her previous role, she introduced non-traditional programs, including First Lego …

This time of year, there are windrows to bale, county fairs and rodeos to attend, pastures to check, and livestock breeding decisions to make.

Christopher Bastian, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, was recently appointed a fellow in the Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA).  

The WAEA is an organization dedicated to promoting greater coordination, research and …

The lakes in Wyoming’s Wind River Mountains historically didn’t contain fish, but stocking of trout that began in the early 1900s has created an environment in which hundreds of those lakes now have strong fish populations — some carried on …

For those interested in learning how to build a geodesic dome greenhouse, the University of Wyoming Extension will offer an intensive five-day class in Laramie Sept. 11–15.

Unlike previous workshops hosted by UW Extension, the geodome school covers each step …

After a successful first year, Wyoming Wool Initiative seeks donations for its second annual Lamb-a-Year program.

While steer-a-year programs are common across the U.S., the Lamb-a-Year program is one of the first of its kind. The program connects donors with …

How do plants make a living? Some plants are gamblers, while others are swindlers. Some plants are habitual spenders, while others are strugglers and miserly savers. Plants have evolved a spectacular array of solutions to the existential problems of survival …

On Wednesday, August 9, the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station will host a field day at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle.

The University of Wyoming Sheridan Research and Extension Center will host an educational field day Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Adams Ranch.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will highlight new research on crop evaluation, invasive …

In contrast to this year’s bountiful moisture, the last few years were relatively dry in our region. Along with several new record low temperatures during the winter of 2022–2023, these conditions have severely stressed many trees in the Johnson County landscape.

The University of Wyoming Albany County Extension office welcomes Amanda Dougherty as its new 4-H youth development educator.

Most recently, Dougherty worked as a research associate at UW’s EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program and the Department of …

The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has added a fourth associate dean to its administrative team and selected a new associate dean of academic and student programs.

Kelly Crane, former director of UW Extension, …