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Barnyards & Backyards Live! Archive

2020 - 2023 B&B Live Recordings- (oldest shows at top of page, newest at bottom)

Archived recorded sessions - Videos, audio recordings, documents and other resources used in the show. 

 

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Episode Title Recordings Resources
Soils for successful vegetable gardens - guest Caitlin Youngquist, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Pdf of pictures
Soils B&B page
Sheet mulching/lasagna composting
Straw Bale Gardening
Recreational roto-tilling vid
How to choose seeds for gardening success - guest Bobbie Holder, UW Extension Sorry no recording April 3, 2020
Starting plants inside for transplanting - guest Donna Hoffman YouTube video
Audio only file
Picture of the seed slider/planner
Starting Plants From Seed Indoors – The Basics (B&B article)
Spring freeze hazard tables
Starting Seeds video clip
Getting started with chickens - guest Hudson Hill, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Poultry articles
Coop automatic doors (B&B article)
Mobile chicken coop plans
Planting early spring veggies - guest Catherine Wissner, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Slides for the show
Gardening articles (B&B articles)
Some drip tape suppliers
Video on how to plant
Getting started raising sheep - guest Whit Stewart, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Slides for the show
Sheep production handbook
Dairy Sheep Assn
Extending the growing season for vegetables - guest Brian Sebade, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Slides for the show
Gardening page (see Season Extension header)
Sources for coverings
Simple, low-cost low tunnel
Cool & Hot season veggies
Spring birds in Wyoming- guest Jacelyn Downey, Audubon Rockies YouTube video
Wildlife B&B page
Audubon Rockies
WY Pollinator guide
Successfully watering your garden - guest Chris Hilgert, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Video clip - watering
B&B Water page
B&B Landscaping page

Spring weed control - guest Jenna Meeks, Goshen Co. Weed & Pest YouTube video
Slides for the show
B&B Weed page
Weed control in garden and lawn
WY Noxious Weed Handbook
WY weed control in turf and ornamentals
Choosing and growing flowers in WY- guest Amanda Romero, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Slides for the show
B&B Landscaping page
Perennials for WY
Flowering annuals for WY
Container gardening
Creating landscape beds YouTube video
Audio only file
B&B Landscaping page
Flower picture guide
Pollinator guide- see page 34 for when plants bloom
Grazing Small Acreages- guest Barton Stam, UW Extension YouTube video
Audio only file
Slides for the show
Forage/Pastures/Grazing
Stocking Rate Tool
Dryland Pastures in WY&MT
Condition of livestock article
Extending the season with high tunnels and geodesic domes- guest Jeff Edwards (UWE) and Ted Craig (WDA) YouTube video
B&B page - see "Season Extension" section
Geodome materials list
12'x 12'hoophouse
Sources for coverings
101 ways article
Getting started with goats- guest Mary Louise Wood, UW Extension YouTube video
B&B Domestic Animals page
Goat article 1
Goat article 2
UW 4-H site
Fly management for the barn and pasture- guest Derek Scasta, UW Extension YouTube video
B&B Insects page
Pub MP23 - Insect Pests of Livestock
Bot Fly article
Black Fly article
Wildflowers of Wyoming - guest Dorothy Tuthill, UW Biodiversity Institute YouTube video
B&B Native Plants page
UW Biodiversity Institute
Rocky Mountain Herbarium
Common insect issues in garden and yard - guest Scott Schell, UW Extension YouTube video
B&B Insects page
Jeff's Options for the management of pests pub
High Plains IPM
Protecting our trees from insect invaders…(Emerald Ash Borer is coming!) - guest Tara Costanzo, WY State Forestry Division YouTube video
B&B Insects page: see EAB section
B&B Landscaping page: see "Trees & Shrubs - Choosing Types" section
Native plants for gardens YouTube video
B&B Native Plants page
USDA Plants site (with maps)
Plants with Altitude - sources of plants and more
Cold stratification
USDA Poisonous Plants (Livestock)
Equine nutrition (including avoiding grass founder) - guest Jenny Ingwerson-Niemann, UW Extension Equine Specialist YouTube video Body Condition Scoring in Horses
Plants toxic to livestock - guests Derek Scasta and Barton Stam, UW Extension YouTube video B&B Forage page
USDA Poisonous Plants site
The ins and outs of pasture irrigation - guest Jeremiah Vardiman, UW Extension YouTube video
WY Small Acreage Irrigation guide
B&B Water page
Evapotranspiration pub
Feel & appearance method article
Plant diseases in gardens - guest Bill Stump, UW Extension Plant Pathology Specialist YouTube video
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
B&B Plant Disease page
Spruce Winter Injury pub
Tomato problems article
Trees:increasing diversity to reduce losses due to insect and disease outbreaks - guest Nina Wajrowski, Cooperative Resource Forester, Wyoming State Forestry Division YouTube video
WY State Forestry page
B&B Landscaping page
WSFD Tree care manual
WSFD Trees for WY
Buying hay – Lets get to the good stuff - guest Scott Cotton, UW Extension YouTube video B&B Forage page
Protecting your garden/landscape from deer damage - guest Abby Perry, UW Extension YouTube video B&B Landscaping page
Seed harvesting and saving - guest Karen Panter, UW Extension Horticulture Specialist YouTube video B&B Gardening page
Controlling difficult weeds - guests from Weed & Pest Districts and UW Extension YouTube video B&B Weed page
Goshen County Weed & Pest District
Wyoming Pollinators - guest Scott Schell, UW Extension YouTube video B&B Pollinator page
Safely preserve your garden harvest - guest Vicki Hayman, UW Extension YouTube video B&B Food Preservation & Safety page
Making cured meats – summer sausages, snack sticks, and more! - guest Cody Gifford, UW Extension Meat Science YouTube video List of resources from last slide on the show
B&B Food Preservation & Safety page
Game meat – safety and processing - guest Warrie Means, University of Wyoming YouTube video B&B Food Preservation & Safety page
Raising Freezer Beef: What does it cost? - guest Brian Lee, University of Wyoming YouTube video Raising Freezer Beef article
AMS weekly retail prices
Wrapping up the gardening season - guest Donna Hoffman, University of Wyoming Extension YouTube video Links to gardening videos and more
Scratch test for determining winter squash ripeness
Don't neglect your trees! Winter care, spring planting and more! - guest Amy Seiler, Gerring Parks Dept YouTube video
Pruning trees article
Landscaping B&B page
Planting trees article
Improving your soils through soil testing. Did it pass the test? - guest Caitlin Youngquist, UW Extension YouTube video
Soil Test Explanation (CSU)
Soils B&B page
Soil Test Interpretation Guide (OSU)
Supporting backyard birds through habitat and proper feeding - guest Jacelyn Downey, Audubon Rockies YouTube video
Habitat Heros
Audubon Events
Wildlife B&B page
Nestbox plans
Great Bird Count
Growing vegetables and fruits in your home garden: What good gardeners know - guest Lucinda Mays, Chadron State College YouTube video
Freeze dates
Gardening B&B page
Starting plants indoors video
Growing caneberries in Wyoming - guest Leroy Jons, UW Extension YouTube video
Girdler pub
Gardening (fruit) B&B page

Having a plan for your livestock in the face of disasters - drought, wildfire, flooding - guest Scott Cotton, UW Extension YouTube video
Go Bags
Ag Safety- wildfire
Livestock evacuation
Livestock handling
Keeping your horse healthy - Spring Vaccines - guest Jenny Ingwerson-Niemann, Equine Specialist, UW Extension YouTube video
Core vaccinations
Risk-based vacc
Foal vaccinations
Adult horse vaccinations
Disease alerts sites
My Victory garden was defeated - Top 10 mistakes when trying to grow veggies - guest Catherine Wissner, UW Extension YouTube video Gardening B&B page

Growing Grapes in Wyoming - guest Jeremiah Vardiman, UW Extension YouTube video
Planting Bareroot
Planting containers
B&B Gardening page
Winter Hardy Varieties
Wildfire! Proactive approaches for your property - guest Nick Zaczek, WY State Forestry Division YouTube video
WSFD Fuels page
B&B Wildfire page
Firewise communities
Firewise resources
The inside scoop on lawn care - professional tips for great lawns - guest Don Frantz, PBI-Gordon YouTube video Lawns B&B page

Breeding basics for livestock - guest Chance Marshall, UW Extension YouTube video Body condition article

Getting the most out of your vines - Grape pruning - guest Jeremiah Vardiman, UW Extension YouTube video
Pruning article
WY Grape Guide
Fruit B&B page
Cold damage article
How to grow in WYO: Tomatoes - guest Brian Sebade, UW Extension YouTube video
Varieties slide
Gardening B&B page
What's wrong with my tomato article
Plants for pollinators - guests Jacelyn Downey, Audubon Rockies & Jenny Thompson, UW Extension YouTube video
Pollinator Guide page
Native Plants page
Audubon Hummingbirds
Hummingbird article
Match Pollinator quiz
Edible landscapes - Plants for beauty & food in WY - guest Brian Sebade, UW Extension YouTube video
WY Veg & Fruit Guide
B&B Fruit page
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
A season of growing in high tunnels - guest Jeff Edwards, UW Extension YouTube video
B&B Veg - Season Extension
WY Veg & Fruit Guide
Sources of coverings
101 Ways article
Insect control
Keeping wildlife out of gardens - rabbits, deer, raccoons, etc - guest Rex Lockman, Laramie Co. Conservation District YouTube video
WY Veg & Fruit Guide (pg55)
B&B Wildlife page
Wildlife Fencing
Raccoons
Forestry: Managing private forested acres; After the wildfire - What do I do? - guests Kelly Norris & Travis Pardue, WY State Forestry Division YouTube video
WY State Forestry
Find a certified forester
State BMPs
Forest Stewardship Program
Wildfire page
Tactics for dealing with nuisance wasps, miller moths and other bothersome insects - guest Scott Schell, UW Extension Entomologist YouTube video
Yellowjacket of America pub
“Game of Thrones” article
Homemade EW Trap video
2 Yellowjacket Wasps article
Miller Moth pub
Spring pasture weed control - guest Matt Jolivet, Natrona Co. Weed & Pest YouTube video
B&B Weed page
Weed & Pest Districts page
Diff between crab and quackgrass
How to grow in WYO: Leafy greens and peas - guest Brian Sebade, UW Extension YouTube video
WY Veg & Fruit Guide
B&B Gardening page
The yolks on you: Laying hen management - guest Emily Swinyer, UW Extension YouTube video
Avian Pub
USDA Avian Flu site
Defend the Flock
Chicken Vet Corner FB group
Taking care of trees - watering windbreaks and more! - guest Clark Young, Laramie Co. Conservation District YouTube video B&B Tree page
Successful composting - guest Caitlin Youngquist, UW Extension YouTube video
Caitlin's web page
B&B Composting page
Shrubs for WY and their care - guest Karen Panter, UW Extension Horticulture Specialist YouTube video
Recommended Shrubs pub
Winter Watering pub
Fertilizing Trees & Shrubs
CSU Pruning pub
Choosing small livestock for your place - guest Kellie Chichester, UW Extension YouTube video Avian Influenza Pub
Maintaining your landscape on limited water - guest Jaydee Gunnell, Utah State University Extension YouTube video
CWEL link
B&B Landscaping page
Drought tolerant lawns article
Efficient landscape irrigation - guest Caleb Carter, Weston Co Natural Resource District YouTube video B&B Water page
Water-wise landscaping (aka Xeriscaping) - guests Dr. James Klett, Colorado State Univ and Ross Shrigley, Executive Director of Plant Select YouTube video
Plant Select website
B&B Landscaping page
Making maple syrup in Wyoming - guests Brian Sebade & Abby Perry, UW Extension YouTube video
B&B How to Article
PennState article
Grading system page
Food safety page
Be prepared for emergencies! - guest Rich Ochs, Teton Co Emergency Management Coordinator YouTube video Lots! See YouTube page for links
Preserving the harvest - dehydration & freezing - guest Vicki Hayman, University of WY Extension YouTube video PDF of slides - rest of links on YouTube page
Equine health essentials: Equine dentistry & Internal parasite control - guest Karl Hoopes, DVM, Equine Extension Specialist, Utah State University YouTube video See article in Spring 2023 B&B magazine
Insect management in high tunnels, greenhouses & other indoor spaces - guest Jeff Edwards, UW Extension YouTube video What's in your toolbox Publication
Tips & tricks for healthy trees in Wyoming - guests Brian Sebade & Donna Hoffman, UW Extension YouTube video B&B Trees & Shrubs page
Wyoming hummingbirds & plants that support them - guest Zach Hutchinson, Audubon Rockies YouTube video Pollinator guide (more links on Youtube page)
Tips for season extension in WY - guest Jeff Edwards, UW Extension YouTube video Season Extension (part of Gardening page)
 
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Barnyards & Backyards
University of Wyoming Extension
1000 E. University Ave, Department #3354
Laramie, WY 82071
Email: barnyardsbackyards@uwyo.edu


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