Farming
Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with a “right to…
Today marks the 50th anniversary of National Ag Day. This is a day that celebrates the farmers and ranchers who work hard everyday to make sure that Americans have food on their tables, material for clothing and building and by-products used in a variety of ways. But what is “Ag” and how does it play…
Wyoming alfalfa farmers will want to read the latest research on how a well-known enemy – the alfalfa weevil – is showing signs of resistance to insecticides already in their arsenal. A new publication released by the University of Wyoming Extension assesses insecticide resistance in alfalfa weevil populations in Wyoming, Montana, and Utah. Suggestions for…
Todd Fornstrom of Laramie County was elected to his seventh term as President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) at the organization’s 103rd Annual Meeting in Casper. “Being trusted to be a representative for what I believe to be best agricultural organization in our country, if not the world, is an extreme honor,” Fornstrom…
The theme for the Wyoming Farm Bureau Foundation Seminar on November 10th is “Innovations in Agriculture Technology” where speakers will present agricultural technology information ranging from drone and satellite use to virtual fencing. The seminar is free and open to the public. Held in conjunction with the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting, the seminar…
Farmer Zach Buchel from FarmTableWest off the Powell Highway came on SYP to talk about regenerative farming, how he got into farming, and what vegetables he is trying to grow in a greenhouse in winter in Wyoming. He will be building a geo-thermal greenhouse to raise four crops a year. Zach also spoke about food…
President Biden is reversing efforts to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) made by the Trump administration and it has some within the agricultural community worried. Ken Hamilton, Executive Vice President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, disagrees with the Biden administration’s decision to undo the 2020 reforms saying, “We don’t believe that was…
On this weeks ‘Our Wyoming Life’ video, Mike and his family show us the havoc that can run through a farm when calving season begins. A few weeks ago, I covered Mikes video that discussed how to prep in the weeks before calving begins, and now we are finally here! Mike to start, explains the…
Wyoming is experimenting with the grains that started human civilization. Emmer, einkorn, and spelt were the grains grown in Mesopotamia over 10,000 years and were the lifeblood of Egypt thousands of years later. But in Western culture, their added complexities and costs led to them being shunned by farmers. The University of Wyoming Extension is…
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