Agriculture

More than 100 elk were found dead on an area ranch 20 miles northwest of Las Vegas earlier this week. According to to the New Mexico Game and Fish, none of the animals were shot and their investigation is leaning toward Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease...

The other day I stopped in Grant Street Grocery for a quick sandwich and conversation. The conversation as usual turned to the meat counter and a new addition called Kobe Beef. Kobe Beef or Wagyu Beef is a special breed of beef from Japan and must meet a number of criteria including the fact that it is Tajima cattle born in Hyōgo Prefecture, farm feeding must also take place in Hyōgo Prefecture, i

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A southeastern Idaho ranch lost 176 sheep as the animals ran in fear from two wolves that chased through a herd of about 2,400 animals south of Victor. Sheepherders for the Siddoway Sheep Co. heard the wolves at about 1 a...

The University of Wyoming Extension Office is at the Wyoming State Fair and having some fun with a helicopter this week. It gives a different perspective to the fairgrounds and actually is really cool. Check it out! We are told they will be flying every day of the fair. Be ...

National Beef Packing Company, a Liberal, Kan., firm, is recalling approximately 50,100 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

*WARNING* Explicit Language! After a number of rhubarb larcenies in a small Iowa town, residents grabbed video recorders to nail the culprit. Little did they know that the thief had an attitude and a mouth to match. Who would have thought that rhubarb could stir such passion...

Natrona County Master Gardeners is proud to host the 2013 Garden Gait walking tour on Saturday, July 13th. The tour will be held from 10am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. The Garden Gait consists of eight distinct and beautiful home landscapes in Casper’s “Big Tree” area near Grant Street ...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is accepting applications for early season sandhill crane permits and limited quota fall turkey licenses through this month.

The immigration debate is focused on border security and people in the country illegally, but the nation's farmers are hoping for legislation that makes it easier for them to hire workers.

Saturday is a big day for the CNFR.  Not only is it the day of the finals, but it is the annual Style Show, a fundraiser for the NIRA Foundation.  The Foundation raises money for scholarships, but also raises money for injured athletes.  This would have been what I would have needed it for...