Therese Turner, a UW junior from Broomfield, Colo., majoring in wildlife and fisheries biology and management, handles a spotted towhee at the bird banding station in Laramie. Kylie Schelhaas, left in background, a UW junior from Cheyenne double-majoring in zoology, and environment and natural resources, and Grace Peters, a sophomore from Rapid City, S.D., majoring in wildlife and fisheries biology and management, observe.

UW’s WYOBIRD and Biodiversity Institute to Host WYOBIRD Day 4qf41

LARAMIE, WYOMING – The University of Wyoming campus community and the public can learn about bird capture and banding; participate in bird-themed crafts and games; and listen to a keynote address about bird migration as part of WYOBIRD Day Saturday, Sept. 14. The event is free.
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LINCOLN – The Nebraska Corn Board (NCB) and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) are preparing to welcome visitors to Grand Island, Nebraska for Husker Harvest Days, known as the world’s largest totally irrigated working farm show.

UNL and WNCC partner in higher education for Panhandle youth 4ga6i

SCOTTSBLUFF – To meet the needs of the community and students of western Nebraska, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) signed a 2+2 agreement, …

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DAYTON, WYOMING – The University of Wyoming Extension is now accepting applications for the fourth annual Wyoming Ranch Camp, to be held at the Padlock Ranch Monday, June 10, through Friday, …
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Nebraska Wheat Board seeks candidates for board of directors vacancies 291d44

The directorship appointments for two of the Nebraska Wheat Board will expire June 30, 2024, and are seeking candidates to apply for those districts. The open positions are District 1 and District 6.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is hiring 40 Climate Change Fellows to help with the record numbers of applications from farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses ...
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January 3-21, 2024, • Denver, CO Location Key: BPAA: Beef Palace Auction Arena; SA: Stadium Arena; SH1: Stadium Hall 1/Murdoch’s Junior Barn: Witwer Show Arena: New Yards Show Arena (2 rings); Wagner Equipment Auction Arena: New Yards Sale Arena; Williams Yards: New Yards
National Museum of Military Vehicles Tank Restoration shop opens for exclusice public tours
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WYOBRASKA – Here at Northern Feed & Bean, we know how important it is to have sustainable, healthy food that tastes great. Beans are well known for all their incredible health benefits, such as promoting healthy weight maintenance and gut health while minimizing chronic disease risk. Importantly, beans also provide numerous benefits for environmental health. If you are looking for a sustainable, environmentally friendly choice that can help improve your health too, beans are the perfect solution. So, what are the sustainability benefits of beans? Let’s walk through those together.

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