wyoming

In the fall of 2025, Mark Gordon convened a working group to develop a long-term strategy to preserve and strengthen the state’s agriculture industry. The resulting Cowboy State Agriculture Initiative …

The importance of reading and agriculture is being recognized statewide this week as Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon proclaimed Feb. 23–28, 2026, as Wyoming Agricultural Literacy Week. In the official proclamation, …

Tagg Mickelsen, a Sheridan College student and native of Wheatland, Wyo. was crowned the champion of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Collegiate Discussion Meet during the recent Young Farmer …

Routine annual surveillance testing identified a brucellosis affected herd in Sublette County. Laboratory testing was conducted at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Laramie, and results were confirmed at the National …

The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and Colorado Farm Bureau will host the Wyoming/Colorado Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference February 5–7, 2026, in Cheyenne. The joint conference brings together …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Wyoming announces a Jan. 23, 2026, batching deadline for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This batching date ensures …

The Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a Carbon Countybackyard poultry flock. This is …

Gov. Mark Gordon (R-WY) underscored two essential priorities in his budget: strengthening Wyoming’s agricultural backbone and addressing increasingly severe wildfire seasons. “Wyoming’s strength has always come from the people who …

Horse owners across the region are being urged to heighten their biosecurity practices as two serious equine diseases; Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) and Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1/EHM), continue to spread. VSV …

In the cattle industry, AI usually means artificial insemination. But, for one groundbreaking UW scientist, AI in beef production also refers to artificial intelligence. A native of Wheatland, Wyoming, PhD …