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BLM Planning Prescribed Burns in Southwest Wyoming
BLM Planning Prescribed Burns in Southwest Wyoming
BLM Planning Prescribed Burns in Southwest Wyoming
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct more than 7,000 acres of prescribed burns to improve wildlife habitat in southwest Wyoming. The burns will take place this fall and early winter and target mountain mahogany, bitterbrush and sagebrush habitat at Iron Mountain and Middle Canyon...
Enrollment Open for New Dairy Insurance Program
Enrollment Open for New Dairy Insurance Program
Enrollment Open for New Dairy Insurance Program
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers can enroll in the new dairy Margin Protection Program. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer...
Leftover Elk Deer And Antelope Licenses Still Available
Leftover Elk Deer And Antelope Licenses Still Available
Leftover Elk Deer And Antelope Licenses Still Available
Hunters who missed the application periods to get into the drawings for elk, deer and antelope licenses could still have an opportunity to hunt this fall by picking up licenses that were undersubscribed in the initial drawings. Leftover full-price licenses are now being sold on a first-come, first-serve basis and recent counts of available licenses show that 771 elk, 461 deer and 3,353 antelope li
Forecast Calls For Cold And Snowy Fall
Forecast Calls For Cold And Snowy Fall
Forecast Calls For Cold And Snowy Fall
According to the folks at Accuweather, the Rocky Mountain region is in for a cold and snowy fall. In their latest predictions Accuweather is calling for a wide variety of weather conditions across the United States with the coldest and wettest weather saved for the mountain states. Wh...
Wyoming Department of Agriculture Issues Warning
Wyoming Department of Agriculture Issues Warning
Wyoming Department of Agriculture Issues Warning
The Wyoming Department of Agriculture is warning of a food product that was available online. It could be contaminated with botulism. Here is the press release... CHEYENNE (August 4, 2014) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and State health Officer Dr... Read More ...
New USDA Rules for Checken Inspections
New USDA Rules for Checken Inspections
New USDA Rules for Checken Inspections
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a critical step forward in making chicken and turkey products safer for Americans to eat. Poultry companies will have to meet new requirements to control Salmonella and Campylobacter, and up to 5,000 foodborne illnesses will be prevented each year as a result of the New Poultry Inspection System (

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