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Dec 11, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel
As a high-altitude state known for its harsh climate, Wyoming isn’t an ideal location for growing hops, the small pinecone-like flowers produced by the hops plant. These odd flowers are a key ingredient in the beer-brewing process, producing bitter flavors and unique aromas. While microbreweries have gained popularity across Wyoming, hops production has not.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel
The Wyoming Wool Initiative, in partnership with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, is now accepting donations to support its 2024–2025 Lamb-a-Year program. This flagship program, now in its third year, offers UW students valuable industry experience and provides regional sheep producers with individualized lamb quality data.
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May 8, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel
Wyoming is a rangeland state, known for its vast expanses of public lands and rich agricultural history. It’s no surprise that the state’s only four-year university is home to one of the top rangeland ecology and management programs in the country.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel
To address growing concerns about insecticide resistance across the West, the University of Wyoming Extension has released new recommendations for alfalfa weevil management. In a free digital publication, university researchers share results from a study conducted in Sheridan and provide suggestions on how to maximize alfalfa weevil control while minimizing the risk of developing insecticide-resistant populations.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel
For grass seed producers and others concerned about controlling grass thrip populations, the University of Wyoming Extension has released a new management guide. The free digital publication, titled “Grass Thrips in Perennial Grasses Grown for Seed,” provides instructions on how to sample grass seed fields for thrips as well as recommendations for cultural and chemical control.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
tsln.com | Brooke Ortel
When Kylie Carson was eight years old, a neighbor knocked on her family’s door and asked, “Do you want to join a 4-H club?” She said yes. As a third-grader, she didn’t realize what an impactful decision she’d just made. “A lot of the benefits came later—things started developing from the time I was eight, but I benefited well after I was out of 4-H,” she says. Wyoming 4-H is a positive youth development program jointly funded by the University of Wyoming Extension and county commissions.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
farmprogress.com | Brooke Ortel
The University of Wyoming’s annual ram test will conclude with a public field day Saturday, April 13, at the Laramie Research and Extension Center. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., will present results from the 140-day performance test and discuss how test results can be used to make selection decisions. Lunch, provided by Wyoming Wool Initiative, will be served at noon. Starting at 1 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to view the tested rams and participate in a silent auction.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
tsln.com | Brooke Ortel
For a person with diabetes, even a small, seemingly innocuous bedsore can lead to amputation. Non-healing wounds disproportionately affect diabetics due to the decreased blood flow, chronic inflammation, and impaired healing processes associated with diabetes. If the wound is located on a foot or another peripheral region of the body, a diabetic person is at increased risk of amputation compared to non-diabetic peers.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Brooke Ortel
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
buffalobulletin.com | Brooke Ortel
For a person with diabetes, even a small, seemingly innocuous bedsore can lead to amputation. Non-healing wounds disproportionately affect diabetics due to the decreased blood flow, chronic inflammation, and impaired healing processes associated with diabetes. If the wound is located on a foot or another peripheral region of the body, a diabetic person is at increased risk of amputation compared to non-diabetic peers.
