Wyoming Farm Bureau Foundation Programs

NEPA: An Overview and Applications in Wyoming

The Wyoming Farm Bureau Foundation held its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Forum in Casper on May 30, 2008. Presenters at the forum explored the history of the act which was passed in 1969; examined the impacts of the law on federal land management agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM); energy development; generation and transmission of electricity, and the development of water resources. Read more about the NEPA seminar by clicking on the "Issues" tab.

Documents from the Forum for download:

Wolves: Wyoming’s Reality: Messages from the Front Line brought together landowners, outfitters, state and federal agencies, local governments, research professionals, lawyers and state legislators to discuss the impacts of wolf introduction on Wyoming’s natural resource industries.

The seminar opened channels of communication between agricultural producers and state and federal wildlife management agencies. Those attending the seminar received valuable information concerning the history of wolf introduction into Wyoming; the impacts of the wolf population since their introduction into Wyoming via Yellowstone National Park over a decade ago; as well as discussing Wyoming’s Wolf Management Plan and the future of wolf management in Wyoming.

Data gathered by landowners, outfitters, local governments and wildlife management agencies was disseminated to the broader public through publications of Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and media outlets across the state.

INSURING SUCCESS FOR WYOMING AGRICULTURE

This program provides opportunities to learn strategies and technologies that can lead to greater success in Agriculture. Experts, such as University professors, Cooperative Extension Specialists and other specialists in the agriculture industry, present the latest tools and information in interactive sessions that create opportunities for communication between researchers and agricultural producers.

Some of the topics addressed in the Insuring Success program include: energy crops; manure management; irrigation management; crop insurance; risk management; resource management during drought; weed control in row crops; and dryland crop rotations.

Many more topics will be presented in this ongoing program that offers valuable information to the producer who has spent a lifetime in production agriculture, as well as the newcomers to the industry.