The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources welcomes two new faculty members to the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Sarah Lee and Grace Shearrer both started Jan. 11. Lee is a lecturer in the human development …
University of Wyoming researchers are surveying Wyoming cattle and sheep producers about pests tormenting their livestock.
“The goal of this survey is to understand the current degree of external parasitism, prevalent external parasites, diagnosis, and treatment methods in Wyoming livestock …
Contributing decades of improvement to the quality of life within her community and across the state has earned this University of Wyoming Extension community development educator the Friend of Community Development award.
Mary Martin, based in Teton County, was first …
A new season of interactive Zoom/Facebook Live sessions begins Jan. 29 with hosts and expert guests offering information and answering questions on a number of resource topics in Wyoming.
Barnyards & Backyards Live! is presented by a team from the …
A University of Wyoming molecular biologist whose research focus is tardigrades will participate in the first Story Time from Space live program Tuesday beamed from the International Space Station.
Thomas Boothby is joining a live downlink for children featuring a …
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 …
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 …
Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) was grown for the first time in Wyoming in early July 2016, drilled into bone-dry powder in dryland ground at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC) near Lingle.
Unfortunately, …
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 …
Romantic relationships are common sense, right?
Not exactly.
Just because romantic relationships seem to come naturally does not mean we are naturally good at them. Many young people lack good examples of healthy relationships in their families, peer groups, or …
Cattle and/or sheep grazing or chewing their cud is a sign of productive, healthy, ruminant animals.
These ruminants convert Wyoming forages into high-quality, Wyoming-raised beef, lamb, wool, and more. Microbial fermentation in the rumen converts even low-quality forages into …
A Washington State University (WSU) professor who received his Ph.D. at the University of Wyoming has returned as the Rochelle Endowed Chair in the Department of Animal Science.
James Pru began Monday in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. …
Serving families with limited resources, the University of Wyoming Extension’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) helps Wyomingites stretch precious dollars to obtain more nutritious food.
CNP offers nutrition education classes and community intervention to help families in every Wyoming county and …
Conducting research that improves the land, and the lives of people who depend upon that land, is part of the mission of land-grant universities such as the University of Wyoming.
This has been traditionally accomplished in a researcher-driven model in …
Data in a report about the early effects of COVID-19 on Wyoming unemployment mistakenly counted weeks of unemployment rather than individuals and has been corrected.
Effects of COVID-19 on Wyoming Employment details some of the early economic impacts of the …
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