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Index of Articles - 2016

Barnyards & Backyards

Fall 2016

Title

Author(s)

Page #

Fall splendor; colors aflame
Jennifer Thompson
2
Ask Sam - How to fix tear in hoop house plastic?
 
4
Three strawberry types sweeten Wyoming tables
Chris Hilgert
5-6
Wyoming’s summer notches high temperatures, low precipitation
Windy Kelley 
7
Lungren Girls’ Farm: A-maize-ing fun for the whole family
Mae Smith 
8-10
Growing healthy soil in the garden
Caitlin Youngquist
11-13
Installing water hydrants can enhance property, make life MUCH easier
Scott Cotton
14-17
Extension educators build cost-friendly DIY solar thermal stock tank prototype
Chance Marshall and Hudson Hill
18-19
Hunter’s dilemma: What to do with extra game meat?
Laura Balis and Phyllis Lewis
20-23
Apt agricultural apps
Ashley Garrelts
24-25
Starting a business can diversify, strengthen income
Abby Perry and Jennifer Hinkhouse
26-28

Summer 2016

Title

Author(s)

Page #

At last summer, and Wyoming bursts with variety
Jennifer Thompson
2
Ask Sam - Help! Each summer I find baby birds out of their nest because I have several bird houses scattered throughout my yard and I've also found nests in my trees. What should I do?
 
4
Residential lot-turned-small-farm yields prized produce
Tony Hoch
5-7
The backyard buzz: Wyoming's native bees
Christine Bell and Lusha Tronstad 
8-11
No lie! You can grow cherry trees in Wyoming - just be selective
Vicky Hayman and Chris Hilgert 
12-14
An aquaponics operation may be right fit but look before jumping in
Abby Perry
15-17
The science behind crop improvement and new plant development
Sadanand Dhekney and Michael Baldwin
18-20
Goats serious bio-controllers of weeds - but management is key
Scott Cotton
21-22
What will you plant? USDA PLANTS database an online landowner resource
Kristina Hufford
23-24
Tips, tricks ease aches and pains of gardening gains
Laura Balis and Tina Russell
25-27

Spring 2016

Title

Author(s)

Page #

Fruit trees, insect pests, weeds, weather data and invertebrates - spring is good
Jennifer Thompson
2
Ask Sam - How do I become a licensed pesticide applicator?
 
4
Apple, pear trees can survive and thrive in Wyoming
Chris Hilgert
5-7
Beneath the water's surface: What lives in our streams?
Lusha Tronstad
8-11
Featured landowner: Passion for growing turns into grand experiment
Caleb Carter
12-14
Garden pest control may not require heavy artillery
Scott Schell
15-17
What's eating my plant?
Bonnie Bunn
18-20
Noxious weeds: To pull or not to pull?
Amy Collett
21-22
Collecting precipitation data provides information for public good
Windy Kelley
23-24
Help halt herbicide resistance
Caitlin Youngquist and Gustavo Sbatella
25-27

Winter 2016

Title

Author(s)

Page #

Winter chills inspire growing season thrills
Jennifer Thompson
2
European paper wasp, a world traveler, finally arrives in Wyoming
Scott Schell
4-6
Revisiting incentives for renewable energy
Milton Geiger
7-9
Featured landowner: Natrona County family sets deep roots, reaps results of hard work and diversification
Donna Hoffman
10-12
Fruit production do's and don'ts for the backyard or hobby farmer
Brian Sebade
13-15
Pruning your grapevines
Jeremiah Vardiman
16-17
Assessing cold damage guides pruning for bountiful vineyard production
Jeremiah Vardiman
18-20
Unpretentious potato quietly goes about feeding the world
Ted Craig
21-23
Need more season for growing your vegetables? We can do that
Karen Panter
24-25
Safety essential when operating compact tractors 
Scott Cotton 
26-27

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Email: barnyardsbackyards@uwyo.edu

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