A unique partnership was formed between University of Wyoming Extension’s nutrition and food safety team and ACRES Student Farms on the UW campus during a time of lockdowns.
ACRES manager David Burton wasn’t able to host in-person workshops due to …
More than 50 presentations are scheduled during the University of Wyoming Extension agriculture and horticulture online conference Jan. 4-15.
“The virtual conference is a great opportunity for people to learn new information when unable to travel to traditional in-person type …
The ability to manage multiple projects and willingness to help others prompted the University of Wyoming Extension’s Lincoln-Afton county office associate to receive the organization’s top staff honor for 2020.
Jill Hubbard is extension’s Administrative Professional of the Year Award …
Developing Facebook Live shows and other innovative methods for the University of Wyoming Extension to deliver resource information to small acreage owners in the face of COVID-19 has led to the originator receiving extension’s creative excellence award.
Jennifer Thompson organized …
An educator providing financial literacy education to the state’s residents has received the University of Wyoming Extension’s top honor.
Michelle Vigil based in Campbell County and serving northeast Wyoming received the organization’s Jim DeBree Award. The award is named in …
Highlighting the early effects of COIVD-19 on Wyoming employment is the first of a new series of publications and is now available for download as a PDF, HTML or ePub at https://bit.ly/covid-wy-2020-employment.
Mining and natural resources and leisure and …
University of Wyoming Extension educators will use two John P. Ellbogen Foundation grants to help youths start and develop local food businesses and in Rawlins develop a hands-on teaching garden.
The foundation seeks to cause or create change to benefit …
Partners that span governmental boundaries and jump private-public borders hope to throw a tight noose around invasive grasses degrading Wyoming lands and halt establishment of other invasives.
A public and private funding mix would drive the Institute for Managing Annual …
First-grains project seeks to grow niche industries, boost Wyoming farmers and our rural economy
Wyoming has the least number of food processing facilities in the nation.
Given our climate, low population, and distance from markets, this might not seem surprising; …
A faculty member whose research focus includes increasing beef cow productivity and fertility is the new University of Wyoming Extension beef specialist.
Shelby Rosasco began Oct. 30 in the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Natural …
You’ve probably seen them.
Those tiny bugs that hover over your fruit bowl in the summer if your bananas get too ripe.
While your first reaction might be to smush these kitchen invaders, most folks don’t realize some of the …
Speakers representing ranching, agencies, local government and research will discuss management efforts in the Thunder Basin during the virtual Wyoming section of the Society for Range Management meeting Dec. 3-4.
Students will also compete in the organization’s annual competitions Thursday …
Stories from innovative producers who have increased their resilience to weather and climate extremes are available for reading and viewing at the Learning From Your Neighbor: Climate Resiliency in Agriculture website https://bit.ly/ClimateResiliencyAg.
The project has multiple storytelling components. There …
Fire projects in western Wyoming, air quality and fire training are part of the Wyoming Prescribed Fire Council (WY-PFC) third annual meeting held virtually Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
The WY-PFC mission is to protect the right to burn, …
Hemp has potential applications in thousands of products and can now provide an option in crop rotations.
Wyoming has the advantage of having less pests adapted to hemp than other parts of the country. The environment is drier, windier, and …
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