Crops & Forage
Entomology
Farm & Ranch
Local Foods
Local food systems offer consumers alternatives to traditional buying outlets and they support local tastes, traditions, and producers, as well as the environment and local economies. For instance, Wyoming farmers’ markets generated more than $2.1 million of direct sales throughout Wyoming during 2013, and generated secondary sales of more than $654,000, for a total economic contribution to the Wyoming economy of nearly $2.8 million. This economic activity supported the equivalent of more than 25 annual jobs with labor income of more than $650,000. If you’d like to know more about local food issues, as either a producer, consumer or economic developer, check out these sources.
- Food Ventures
- Community Supported Agriculture – CSAs are ventures in which individuals pledge support to a farm operation, then receive a portion of the produce from the operation (often a weekly basket of produce and goods from the farm or area). Check out UW Extension’s bullet on how they work, "A Guide to Rural Community Supported Agriculture Programs"
- The Economics of Local Food Systems is a toolkit to facilitate discussion and assessments
- Interested in what is produced by Wyoming agriculture? Check out the annual ag statistics published by the USDA.
- The USDA has an excellent site on local food.
In addition to these topics, UW Extension is happy to provide presentations on marketing at a farmers market, and (for farmer’s market managers) marketing the market, as well as presentations on food safety, venture management, and growing and selling food products.
Range
Reclamation and Soils
- Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center
- Soil Testing Laboratory (https://agsci.colostate.edu/soiltestinglab/)
Rural Living
- Disaster
- Farm Stress
- Master Cattleman - (focuses on management skills for ranchers)
- Annie’s Project - (provides management skills especially to women working in and supporting agriculture)
- Small Acreages
- Barnyards and Backyards: Rural Living in Wyoming
- Enterprising Rural Families - (newsletter and online courses)
- Insuring Success for Wyoming Agriculture - (online courses and resources)
- Passing it On: An Estate Planning Resource Guide for Wyoming’s Farmers and Ranchers
- Wyoming Agriculture and Natural Resource Mediation Program
UW Extension offers trainings to improve the skill of Wyoming’s agriculturalists in managing their endeavors. These programs can be offered in all areas of the state, so contact your local Extension office about one near you.
Regular conferences and shows organized by UW Extension include Fremont County Farm and Ranch Days (in Riverton every February – contact Chance Marshall for more information at 307-332-2363), WESTI Ag Days (in Worland every February – contact Dr Caitlin Youngquist for more information at 307-347-3431), the Commercial Pesticide Applicator Short Course - contact Jeff Edwards for information at 307-837-2000, and other programs. Also look for field days at UW’s four Agricultural Research stations.
UW Extension’s county-based educators and state-based specialists are available for consultations with individual land managers and owners (whether small or large).
