Gardening 101: Managing Insect Pests
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Katie Shockley July 23, 2020
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Here’s something we might not want to think about, but probably should: we’re just getting through the coronavirus pandemic, and now the wildfire season is within sight. That means many people’s emergency funds are depleted just when another emergency is …
Long legs and big-lipped snout might not be how someone would commonly describe their kids, but it makes sense for University of Wyoming animal science graduate Tanner McClure.
McClure’s life is a zoo – literally. He works for The Living …
University of Wyoming researchers are studying whether applying an insecticide early in the season and herbicide at the same time controls alfalfa weevils and helps prevent a field from becoming a buffet for pests and heartburn for farmers.
Some companies …
This year has been a “different” one for folks in Wyoming, including our cattle producers.
Live cattle prices have remained lower than usual, and the profitability window has been tight, especially for smaller operations. The value of retail beef has …
Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network advisers work with many business clients with cash flow and other financial management processes.
While that can be foreign to many folks, especially new businesses, agricultural businesses tend to be good at understanding …
Wyoming cattle producers John and Cindy Robb* in a previous installment looked into how Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) might work to limit at least some of the price risk in their operation.
They decided on a 21-week contract at 96 …
The 80-something Wyoming man walked into his house and his wife asked, “Why are you naked?”
Warmish, June temperatures had nothing to do with the answer, but the explanation is the take-away message University of Wyoming Extension pesticide safety education …
Last year was not kind to many Wyoming crop and livestock producers, and John and Cindy Robb’s Weston County cow-calf operation was no exception*.
Extreme winter and summer weather affected their calf numbers and weaning weights. Price declines beginning in …
A 4-H/youth development educator has joined the Johnson County Extension Office.
Bryce McKenzie will begin Monday, June 29, in Buffalo.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to work with the youth across Wyoming and Johnson County,” said McKenzie.
McKenzie …
The University of Wyoming’s Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) is working with early care and education (ECE) centers in Laramie County to encourage kids to grow gardens and lead them to eat more fruits and vegetables.
“The Cent$ible Nutrition Program contacted …
The year 2020 has brought a deep economic decline, the coronavirus – might as well bring on pestilence.
Miller moths – the adult stage of the army cutworm - are being reported in numbers not seen in Nebraska and Colorado …
Dinosaurs ruled these lands from 245 million to about 65 million years ago. You can see their fossils at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis or take a look at Big Al, the Allosaurus at the Geological Museum on the …
“We are anticipating a greater need this year for produce along with
Wyoming ranchers have watched livestock markets suffer as a result of COVID-19 over the last few months.
While some producers saw immediate losses due to sharply lower markets, most were not in a position to market their livestock. The impacts …