UW College of Ag Announces Leadership Changes
The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has added a fourth associate dean to its administrative team and selected a new associate dean of academic and student programs. Kelly Crane, former director of UW Extension, has taken…
UW seeking agriculture interns
SHERIDAN (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s GrowinG Internship Program for beginning farmers and ranchers seeks prospective hosts and interns for summer 2023. The 10-week internships pair those eager to get started in ag with experienced producers across the state….
Getting Down to Nutrition: Preserving Your Fall Harvest
By Shelley Balls UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Hunting season is upon us and it’s an exciting time of the year. If you’re lucky enough to have notched your tag already, congratulations! It’s always a great feeling to…
Getting Down to Nutrition: Taro: A Staple Crop in the Tropics
By Shelley Balls UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator While visiting Kauai Hawaii years ago we saw fields full of tropical plants with large green leaves. After visiting with some locals, we found out that they were fields of…
Community Events: April 14-May 7
© Copyright Star Valley Independent • Thursday, April 14 New Cent$ible Nutrition Course through the UW Extension in Afton. Thursday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. Learn to eat better for less. Class will be held via Zoom. Contact Shelley Balls to…
Support your New Year weight-loss resolution in wisdom
◆ Successful and healthy weight management is more than limiting calories. By Shelley Balls UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety • Healthy Weight Loss: New Year’s is often accompanied by weight loss resolutions, but don’t be fooled by the myriad…
UW research targets horn fly scourge variables
◆ Horn flies feast on cows blood. By Steve Miller UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Two cows. Same University of Wyoming McGuire Ranch pasture northeast of Laramie near Sybille Canyon. One cow has 383 horn flies sucking her…
Getting down to nutrition: Food Preservation
By Shelley Balls, MDA, RD, LD UW Extension – Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Summer brings an abundance of fresh produce, sometimes so much that you don’t know what to do with all of it! You probably enjoy the fresh…