crops

The University of Wyoming is part of a new study looking at the benefits of using a crop rotation system known as diverse perennial circular systems. Using this kind of system could help producers create a more secure food system and protect the environment.

The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) WaterSMART Initiative has partnered with the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Initiative for about 10 years to help farmers and ranchers conserve water and build drought resilience. The NRCS recently invested $21 million in the partnership to increase the effectiveness of the program in the west, and just over $1.2 million of that is going to the program in Wyoming.

University of Wyoming researchers are studying the best way to deal with a pest problem.Randa Jabbour, University of Wyoming Associate Professor at the…

Warmer temperatures across the region from climate change are making insect pests hungrier. That’s according to a new study published in the journal…

According to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund, recent low crop prices mean some ranchers are shifting their lands from crops back to grassland...

Despite a record crop of corn in the Midwest this summer, there shouldn't be propane shortages this winter, according to industry observers.Propane is…

In the next half century, scientists are predicting more extreme weather for Wyoming with bigger winter storms and hotter, dryer summers. That’s according…

The floods in Colorado could cause a spike in hay prices, which could be good and bad news for Wyoming ranchers.Many Colorado ranchers lost their season’s…

After last year’s crushing drought, wetter weather is helping crops recover, and prices are dropping. US corn yields are up, according to IHS, Inc., a…