Agriculture

Resident and non-resident moose and bighorn sheep hunters and non- resident elk, deer and antelope hunters are reminded that the preference point only application period is now underway. Applications for preference points will be accepted through Sept...

Money is a challenge grant to improve rural life in Wyoming.

All Wyomingites, especially landowners, are again being asked to assist in the management of the state’s sage grouse populations this summer by immediately reporting dead sage grouse to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department so they can be tested for West Nile Virus...

Nearly 700 leftover full-priced elk, deer and antelope licenses that were not sold on the scheduled leftover license sales date will go on sale first-come, first-served July 24, 2014 at 8 a.m. The licenses are available to both residents and nonresidents online through the Game and Fish website or at license-selling agents and Game and Fish offices...

The Downtown Casper Farmers Market takes place Tuesday Nights on the grounds of the Nic and the Rails to Trails Park. Enjoy live music, local food vendors, children’s activities, and more. Perennial favorites as well as new vendors are signed up to be a part of this market in it's 6th year...

The 102nd Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo is accepting local entries from Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls to participate in the 2014 PRCA Rodeo. Rodeo performances are scheduled for August 14-15 at the State Fairgrounds. Contestants must be entered by July 25, 2014 at 2:00 pm...

Approximately 3,000 acres of productive ranch land in Hot Springs County have been preserved as the result of a conservation easement completed on June 30 by the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust.  In partnership with the Wilson family, and with funding provided by the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust and the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, a conservation easement on the Swallow Place

U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined 10 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution yesterday that would declare July 26 the Day of the American Cowboy. This is the ninth year the resolution has been introduced and serves to honor the accomplishments and contributions of cowboys from around the nation. ...

Yesterday, Jun 1, 2014 a number of thunderstorms rolled across central Wyoming bringing soaking rains to the Casper community and several minutes of hail to areas just west of town. The National Weather Service got this video of a thunderstorm that moved through western Natrona County between 11:05 and 11:20 am on June 1, 2014 between Waltman and Hells Half Acre...

June 1 is traditionally the first safe day to plant without the worry of frost in the Rocky Mountain region. That’s why the groups involved in the community garden plots at the North Casper Seeds of Sharing Community Garden have picked that day to start renting the spots and planting the plants...