Members of the University of Wyoming’s senior honor society recently honored their “Top Profs” at the 43rd annual Top Prof Night.
Students belonging to the Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board selected professors who have positively influenced their lives …
After 15 years serving youth and families in Albany County, 4-H educator Mary Louise Wood has transferred to the University of Wyoming Extension’s Park County office in Cody.
“Mary Louise leaves big shoes to fill in Albany County,” says Amanda …
Are you looking for an alternative to dragging a hose and sprinkler around your property? Want to save water and time when caring for your garden or landscape? Installing a drip irrigation system can do all this—and more!
Trees, shrubs, and other perennial plants must withstand cold temperatures to survive in Wyoming’s harsh climate. Plant cold hardiness is based on the plant’s ability to withstand the average annual minimum winter temperature in an area. Wyoming hardiness zones run
Whether you keep back your own heifers or purchase from an outside source, most ranchers have faced the challenge of breeding back a heifer that has just had her first calf.
First-calf heifers typically calve at about 24 months of …
For those curious about the latest technological innovations in ag, the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources will lead a seminar at Eastern Wyoming College Thursday, March 2.
“It’s all about cutting-edge technology and how …
The University of Wyoming Extension and Central Wyoming College will host the state’s first Harvest Wyoming small farm symposium in Riverton March 10-11.
Farmers and ag professionals from across the state will lead workshops on topics including small livestock, mushrooms, …
A new study by University of Wyoming economists Anne Alexander and Chian Jones Ritten shows Wyoming’s gender wage gap persists, to the detriment of the state’s families and economy.
Their report, “The Wage Gap in Wyoming in 2022: How …
In science, Bergmann’s Rule is a well-known ecological pattern that has been studied for 175-plus years. In essence, the rule says that, as one moves toward higher latitudes, animals get larger, a concept long thought because the larger size of …
Sometimes a great partnership starts with an idea and a single email—at least that’s how it went for Debbie Kelly, Bobbi Holder, and Karen Horner with the learning garden at the Park County Complex.
“I just happened to be watching …
The University of Wyoming has joined with other public and private partners to further advance an innovative, growing industry with roots at the university.
UW’s new Controlled Environment Agriculture Center will conduct research and develop a workforce for the vertical …
A researcher in the University of Wyoming’s College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society.
Dan Wall, a …
A gift from the Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation in honor of rancher, large-animal veterinarian and legislator Kurt Bucholz will support something Bucholz was very passionate about — ethical water rights management and hydrology research in Wyoming and the West.
“Kurt …
The University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming Outdoor Recreation, Tourism and Hospitality (WORTH) Initiative welcome Hailey Moss as the state’s first WORTH Initiative Extension educator.
Moss’ position is the product of an exciting new partnership between UW’s Haub School of …
Corey Tarwater has been named the Robert Berry Distinguished Chair in Ecology at the University of Wyoming. Her appointment was effective earlier this month. She replaces Craig Benkman, who has held the chair since 2004.
“This chair position is an …
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