Business

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Deferred deeds an option for purchasing property

Starting a business can diversify, strengthen income

Ask Sam - Hobby or a business

Ask Sam: What qualifies my small acreage for agricultural tax designation?

Coming home, dreams, and returning to agricultural roots

Evanston Farmers Market grows into dynamic community event drawing from Wyoming and Utah, opening markets for local goods

Gauging farm life: Latest census shows growing diversity

Gillette Saturday Farmers' Market has grown into more than a market

How to start a small-acreage cow-calf operation

Opportunity for niche market?

Ranch on Navajo Nation develops trail riding business

Raising freezer beef: What does it really cost?

Slow Goat Farm gallops into marketplace

Suggestions help keep relations with neighbors on even keel

Should I lease my land for grazing

Other Resources & Videos

Food Ventures in Wyoming: A Resource and Regulatory Guide A resource for the Wyoming Food Freedom Act

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Cottage food laws allow food-for-profit entrepreneurs

Feature Landowners: Can your place be a Wyoming guest lodge?

Lungren Girls’ Farm: A-maize-ing fun for the whole family

Starting a New Enterprise: First Steps

Community Supported Agriculture links consumers with producers; provides fresh vegetables, manages risk

Additional Resources

The Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises (go to the site and click on "Products" and then "Rural Enterprise Feasibility) - If you are considering starting a business or enterprise on your property this course will help you think through the process to determine if your idea is feasible.

Barnyards & Backyards Articles

Cottage food laws allow food-for-profit entrepreneurs

Feature Landowners: Can your place be a Wyoming guest lodge?

Lungren Girls’ Farm: A-maize-ing fun for the whole family

Starting a New Enterprise: First Steps

Community Supported Agriculture links consumers with producers; provides fresh vegetables, manages risk

Additional Resources

The Feasibility of Alternative Rural Enterprises (go to the site and click on "Products" and then "Rural Enterprise Feasibility) - If you are considering starting a business or enterprise on your property this course will help you think through the process to determine if your idea is feasible.

Courses

Enterprising Rural Families (an on-line course for rural families engaged in enterprises) (UW CES)

Resource Inventory (Part of the Enterprising Rural Families Course, University of Wy)

Strategic Planning and Goal Setting (Part of the Enterprising Rural Families Course, University of Wy)