Advising staff of the Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network have contributed articles to this publication over the past few months on agribusiness topics related to building resiliency and recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’d now …
Four faculty members within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources received “Top Prof” honors from the Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board senior honor society during the virtual 41st annual Top Prof event.
“Top Profs” are professors who …
Many weeds have started to lose their luster, but late August through October is a great time for perennial and biennial weed control in many Wyoming locations despite the onset of seeds or leaves that don’t look quite as healthy …
Strategic business planning during the COVID‑19 pandemic can feel hard, oppressive, or even downright impossible.
This pressure is exactly why business owners must have a plan now to make informed decisions about their futures. The ag economy has always been …
Young 4-H’ers in the organization’s annual deer hunt helped provide food for Wyoming youths who may be facing food insecurity.
Five deer from the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 hunt on the Solitude Ranch in northeast Wyoming were donated to the Wyoming …
Research related to vaccine production and effective fungicides to protect crops has been made possible for two molecular biology students through the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean’s Excellence Fund.
The college was able to provide …
Using fruit flies to understand the molecular basis of human disease and examining the early calf microbiome to improve feed efficiency in cattle are among stories highlighted in the research magazine Reflections from the University of Wyoming.
The magazine is …
University of Wyoming scientists will use an $800,000 grant from the Wyoming Department of Public Health to test effluent from Wyoming communities for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
The testing could show disease trends and even predict outbreaks days …
Ditching laptops and donning rubber boots and coveralls, University of Wyoming students prep within five minutes for class.
This isn’t the standard dress for COVID-19 precautions but for class on the UW Meat Laboratory kill floor.
This is just one …
A University of Wyoming nutrition program is adding to its services by hurdling COVID-19 social distancing barriers and offering online nutrition classes to individuals through partner agencies.
The Cent$ible Nutrition Program halted in person classes earlier this year but recently …
The University of Wyoming Extension’s Cen$ible Nutrition Program is encouraging families to “go on a ghost hunt” this month.
“The idea is that people who want to participate will print the ghost image and put it up in one of …
A more than half-million-dollar grant awarded for a collaborative project between the University of Wyoming and Central Wyoming College (CWC) will focus on recruiting more Native American students in food, agriculture, natural resources and human (FANH) sciences.
The National Institute …
University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources facilities are being used as a basecamp and shelter for personnel battling the Mullen fire in the Medicine Bow National Forest west of Laramie.
The university is coordinating with other emergency …
All that carving, tossing, dropping and chucking this time of year could turn any toothy pumpkin smile upside down.
But that sense of humor never changes once pumpkins hit the big leagues – the heavyweights. Jerry Erschabeck of Torrington gave …
If you are a gardener, winter might not be your favorite time of the year. However, winter is a great time to start planning next summer’s garden. If you gardened this summer, now is a good …
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