Ranching
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…
As an unusually intense winter continues, Governor Gordon wants to ensure Wyoming agriculture producers – mainly ranchers – have access to assistance from the U.S.D.A. to cover their losses in Winter 2022-23. As Wyoming winds its way thru Winter 2022-23, there has been abundant snow and subzero temperatures. While this is good news in some…
Ted Harvey, with Mason and Morse Ranch Company, is a realtor who specializing in selling ranches and farms in Wyoming and Montana. He spoke about how the ranch market is doing compared to the residential housing market not only in Wyoming, but in the United States, what to look for in a ranch, and how…
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…
Originally from St. George, Utah, the new President of Wyoming Legacy Meats, AJ Richards, is a fifth-generation rancher, but his life has been as varied as his professional background. His vision? To make Cody, Wyoming the “epicenter” of regenerative agriculture. While living in Phoenix, Arizona, Richards ran a CrossFit gym for eight years. He found…
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…
Governor Gordon shared his thoughts on Wyoming flora and fauna whose federal protections are being evaluated. In a state released by the Governor’s Office, he commented on the two ongoing discussions on two Western species: whitebark pine trees and prairie dogs. Whitebark pine is the highest elevation pine tree in the western United States. It…
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