Food shortages and panic at the grocery stores in response to the COVID‑19 pandemic have begun to change the way average grocery consumers think about sourcing their food.
As small ag producers know, there isn’t really a shortage of food, …
Potatoes, carrots, beets, onions- these root vegetables and others thrive in most Wyoming gardens. Root vegetables are cold-season plants. They will survive as long as temperatures stay above 25°F. While cool temperatures may cause the …
A University of Wyoming molecular biologist will participate in a Story Time from Space program Monday beamed from the International Space Station.
Thomas Boothby is joining a live downlink for children featuring a story about tardigrades, also known as water …
A new publication from University of Wyoming Extension outlines management considerations or remediations needed to support Wyoming range with alkaline soils.
The free publication, Alkaline Soils in Wyoming, is available for download as a PDF, HTML or ePub document …
As I write this in late August, “miller” moths, or more accurately the adults of the army cutworm, are migrating back to the lower elevations after spending the summer
fattening up by feeding on alpine flower nectar.
Miller moths were …
A new publication from the University of Wyoming Extension analyzes the key components of employment change over 17 years for Wyoming, each of its counties and the Rocky Mountain region.
The publication could help create and retain jobs, said Duane …
A free publication from the University of Wyoming Extension about sheep phosphorus requirements and management considerations for Intermountain West ranchers is now available for download as a PDF, HTML or ePub format at http://bit.ly/B-1362.
“This publication highlights the need …
The early winter weather much of Wyoming experienced this week may have left you with way more veggies than you know what to do with. Rather than frantically try to use them all now, think about preserving …
One way is understanding the needs at each stage of youth development
Raising children is one of the most difficult and ever-changing roles many adults will hold.
Deciding the best course of action and …
Management of rangeland before, during, and after drought is critical.
In desperate times, producers may be tempted to get what they can out of rangeland to preserve herds. Just remember, the drought may last more than one season, and the …
This week’s dramatic polar plunge is not only pummeling plants now, but expect damage and dieback next spring, according to the University of Wyoming Extension horticulture specialist.
Annual plants will not survive the unusual for this time of year low …
Wyoming’s Drought Monitor map for the last week of August looked like Mother Nature gave northern Johnson and southern Sheridan counties an affectionate red lipstick smack.
Not so.
That, plus a kidney bean-shaped area from central Natrona County to southern …
Beans, beans, they are good for you and good for your garden too! Beans are packed with nutrients like protein, fiber, and vitamin C, all of which are important for your health. In the garden, beans help fix …
A University of Wyoming rangeland ecology master’s student is examining the gut microbiome in free-roaming horses and how it adapts to different environments and diets and if certain microbiome communities create a better body condition score.
Free-roaming horses inhabit and …
A free online, self-paced and interactive course designed to help people increase their odds of building a successful community improvement effort is available from the University of Wyoming Extension.
Social Action in Rural Communities is at http://bit.ly/UWESocialAction.
This course …
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