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

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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

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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

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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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