{"id":595,"date":"2024-10-10T17:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/specialty-crop\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:44:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T19:44:54","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/specialty-crop\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The\u00a0Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory<\/i>\u00a0Online Database<\/i>\u00a0is a project of the University of Wyoming Extension in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA).\u00a0Funding for the Database\u00a0<\/i>was made possible by a grant\/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service, through funds provided to the WDA\u2019s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Contents of the Database are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The coordinator acknowledges Michelle MacDonald and Ted Craig with WDA\u2019s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program; Amanda \u2018Mandy\u2019 Marney, associate dean and director, and Eric Webster, associate dean and then acting director of UW Extension, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources; Ann Tanaka, owner of Tanaka Web Works in Cody, who developed the database in collaboration with the coordinator; graphic designer Tana Stith of T2<\/sup> Communications in Laramie, who designed both v. 1 and v. 2 of the Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory<\/em>; and David Keto, Jeremy Cain, Brooke Ortel, Maya Gilmore, Peter Bishop, Priyanka Ahuja, and many others with UW Extension. Thank you to Cole Ehmke, a former UW Extension specialist who coordinated v. 1 of the directory, working in partnership with the current coordinator. And a big thanks to the hundreds of people across Wyoming and beyond who are the ones behind the approximate 1,100 listings in the online database and directory.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Coordinator and editor: <\/strong>Robert Waggener, Waggener Editorial Services in collaboration with UW Extension and Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Laramie<\/p>

Online database web designer:<\/strong> Ann Tanaka, Tanaka Web Works, Cody<\/p>

Directory graphic designer:<\/strong> Tana Stith, T2<\/sup> Communications, Laramie<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Suggested Reference for Online Database:<\/strong> Waggener, R.W., 2025, Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory Online Database: Laramie, Wyoming, University of Wyoming Extension, at <\/em>https:\/\/wyoextension.org\/specialty-crop\/<\/a>.<\/p>

Suggested Reference for Directory:<\/strong> Waggener, R.W., 2024, Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory: Laramie, Wyoming, University of Wyoming Extension, MP-150-24, v. 2, 308 p., at<\/em> https:\/\/bit.ly\/wyo-specialty-crop-directory<\/a>.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Because of the directory\u2019s funding source, this project is focused on listing producers of edible specialty crops (as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture), including Wyoming value-added food products using specialty crops. Reference to a specific product, process, service, manufacturer, or company does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation.<\/p>

Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the USDA. Amanda Marney, associate dean and director, University of Wyoming Extension, College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources.<\/p>

Persons seeking admission, employment, or access to programs of the University of Wyoming shall be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, political belief, veteran status, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication or program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact their local UW Extension office. To file a complaint, write the UW Employment Practices\/Affirmative Action Office, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3434, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Copyright \u00a9 2025<\/strong> by the University of Wyoming Extension. All rights reserved. Readers may use this database and the directory for personal use, provided that this copyright appears on all such copies. For all other uses, including commercial uses, please contact University of Wyoming Extension at\u00a0uwext@uwyo.edu<\/a>, or University of Wyoming Extension, Dept. 3354, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071-2000.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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