{"id":18,"date":"2016-12-01T22:14:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2022-12-12T17:15:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T00:15:09","slug":"agriculture-natural-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/agriculture-natural-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture &#038; Natural Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75efb918 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75efb918\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c5f373\" data-id=\"37c5f373\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44fbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f44fbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agricultural educators equipped with the latest research share ways to improve the sustainability of Wyoming livestock and crop enterprises and work with you on your horticultural and rural living issues. Areas of focus include:<\/p><ul><li>Intensive training programs such as Wyoming Master Cattleman, High Plains Ranch Practicum, and Master Gardener<\/li><li>On-line learning programs addressing agricultural risk, enterprise feasibility, and strategic planning<\/li><li>Issues important to rural living landowners<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/228016597741580\/about\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-819 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/wCapture-300x93.png\" alt=\"Find Us On Facebook - Waskakie County Extension Horticulture Group\" width=\"287\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/wCapture-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/wCapture.png 628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58edfc2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"58edfc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20aad26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20aad26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b84f6c\" data-id=\"7b84f6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee088c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee088c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Are your trees suffering from <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-823\" src=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/fire3-300x35.png\" alt=\"Fire Blight\" width=\"300\" height=\"35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/fire3-300x35.png 300w, https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/bighorncounty\/wp-content\/uploads\/fire3.png 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>?<\/h2>\n<h3>Find out what it is and what you can do about it. <br><\/h3><h3>&nbsp;Click <a href=\"http:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/docs\/pubs\/garden\/02907.pdf\">here<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/ohioline.osu.edu\/factsheet\/plpath-fru-22-0\">here.<\/a><\/h3><div><br><\/div><div><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-309ba99\" data-id=\"309ba99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a29d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a29d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Grass-Legume System Benefits<\/h2><p>Adopting grass-legume systems instead of only legumes or only grasses can improve overall productivity and profitability, according to research published in a new bulletin from the University of Wyoming Extension.<\/p><p><em>Grass-Legume Mixtures Can Improve Soil Health<\/em>, B-1328, explains the increases are through production cost reductions and improving long-term soil health by boosting soil properties and microbial activities.<\/p><p>The findings are from a 2010-2014 field study at the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle.<\/p><p>The free bulletin is available for viewing or downloading by going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\">www.uwyo.edu\/uwe<\/a> and clicking on the Find a Publication link. Type in the bulletin title or number. The bulletin is available in pdf, HTML or ePub formats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef32cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eef32cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d9d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82d9d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16902c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16902c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Lawn and Garden<\/h2><ul class=\"list-1Col\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/plant-pathology-lab.html\">Extension Plant Health Site<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d35235b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d35235b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e865958\" data-id=\"e865958\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac8b3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac8b3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Consumer Horticulture<\/h2><p>Consumer horticulture issues can be handled through county <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/county\/index.html\">University of Wyoming Extension<\/a> offices. Each county office has horticultural reference information on hand ranging from fact sheets to on-site problem diagnostics (services vary by county). Each county office can also assist in sending soil, plant, insect, and disease samples to appropriate laboratories on the University of Wyoming campus for testing and diagnostics. There are usually fees and forms associated with these services. Consumer horticulture issues can also be handled by Master Gardeners in some counties.<\/p><p>The University of Wyoming Extension horticulture program offers an array of fact sheets, some of which are available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/index.html\">UW Extension web site<\/a>. Here are links to several that are currently available:<\/p><ul class=\"list-1Col\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyoextension.org\/publications\/html\/B1090R\/\">Recommended Trees for Wyoming<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e854df2\" data-id=\"e854df2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a50c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96a50c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Commercial Horticulture<\/h2><p>The green industries in Wyoming are healthy, varied, and thriving. Within the &#8220;green industries&#8221; umbrella are such businesses as garden centers, nurseries, sod producers, landscape contractors, greenhouses, tree and lawn care companies, and many others. Collectively, these businesses contribute almost $100 million annually to the Wyoming economy.<\/p><p>The University of Wyoming horticulture extension program can assist green industry businesses in many ways including:<\/p><ul class=\"list-1Col\"><li>Cultural information<\/li><li>Problem solving<\/li><li>Pest management strategies<\/li><li>Diagnostic services<\/li><li>Educational opportunities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b41081f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b41081f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7479325\" data-id=\"7479325\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae8dc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae8dc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Pests and Pesticides<\/h2><ul class=\"list-2Col\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/plant-pathology-lab.html\">Agricultural Bioterrorism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/sustainable-ag\/small-acreage.html\">Small Acreages<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/plant-pathology-lab.html\">Plant Health<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/entomology\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entomology<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/barnyardstobackyards.com\/\">Barnyards to Backyards<\/a> &#8211; Rural Living in Wyoming<\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyoextension.org\/psep\/\">Pesticide Training Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/wyschool_ipm\">Wyoming School IPM Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/capsweb\/\">Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) <br \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6418d2a\" data-id=\"6418d2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827c8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827c8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Programs<\/h2><p><strong>Extension Horticulture<\/strong> at the University of Wyoming offers technical expertise in the following areas:<\/p><ul class=\"list-2Col\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/plant-pathology-lab.html\">Agricultural Bioterrorism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/plant-pathology-lab.html\">Diagnostic Help<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/farmers-market.html\">Farmers Market Information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/mastergardener\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master Gardener Programs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/programs\/horticulture.html#pests\">Pests and Pesticides<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uwyo.edu\/uwe\/sustainable-ag\/small-acreage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Small Acreages<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agricultural educators equipped with the latest research share ways to improve the sustainability of Wyoming livestock and crop enterprises and work with you on your horticultural and rural living issues. 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