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The pandemic threw many industries into a tumultuous and uncertain time. This wasn't any different for Wyoming's stock growers industry. But then Wyoming entered a pretty severe drought. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska sat down with the executive director of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Jim Magagna, to understand how these outside factors have and will impact the industry.
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As grizzlies move beyond the boundaries of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and create conflict, Montana seeks full management authority.
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Western and much of northeastern Wyoming is dealing with a serious drought this summer, and the dryness and heat are impacting stock growers in the state. Jim Magagna, the executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, said many livestock owners didn't get the normal growth of forage for their cattle. The little that was there has been drying up.
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HerdDogg is an ag-tech innovator located in Laramie. The company's traceability program offers Bluetooth animal tags that enable the producer to develop data sets that can be linked to a physical QR code. That code can be accessed on a smartphone much like a menu at a restaurant.
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A massive hacking incident against beef processing giant JBS caused an estimated 20% of U.S. beef packing plants to grind to a halt earlier this week. JBS was quick to get things back online, but the attack raises questions about cyber security and market consolidation.
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Tom Kuka has been ranching on the Blackfeet Reservation for nearly 30 years. His ranch is about 20 miles east of the Rocky Mountain Front, where jagged...
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It's no secret that Wyoming produces a lot of beef. After all, agriculture is Wyoming's third-largest industry. But producing anything in this state…
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Wyoming Game and Fish killed four wolves in northwestern Wyoming last week as part of an effort to control their interactions with livestock.Wyoming was…
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The pandemic has beef markets on a roller coaster, and Shohone, Idaho's Amie Taber is among the ranchers along for the ride.
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Part of a rancher's daily life is dealing with threats to their livestock. And one of the almost impossible threats to try and solve is depredation -…