Nearly 11,000 agriculture books have been donated to Wyoming elementary schools through the 19-year span of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Committee “Ag Books for Kids” program. In 2023 county Farm Bureau Federations across the state donated 689 “Popcorn Country” books by Cris Peterson to Wyoming elementary schools as part of the program. (more…)
Laramie-The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) awarded $5,500 in college scholarships to nine young Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation members for the 2023-24 school year.
“Investing in the youth of our great state as they work to accomplish their academic goals is important to the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation,” said Todd Fornstrom, WyFB President. “We are proud to honor these outstanding individuals with college scholarships to play a small part in helping them achieve their goals.”
The Livingston-King Scholarship, valued at $1,500, is given in honor of Herbert D. Livingston and H.J. King, former presidents of Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation, as well as Buddy and Norma Livingston, the parents of former WyFB President Perry Livingston.
The 2023 Livingston-King scholarship was awarded to Madison Greer, of Hyattville. She will be a freshman at Sheridan College studying plant science. Her parents are Tyler and Amber Greer.
The five Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Scholarships are $500 each. The 2023 recipients are:
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation also awards three Continuing Education Scholarships of $500 each. Students receiving a Continuing Education Scholarship must be an entering college sophomore, junior, senior or graduate student. The 2023 recipients are:
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation Scholarship applications are due March 1st each year and are available online at www.wyfb.org.
“Congratulations to each of the recipients,” Fornstrom concluded. “We wish them the best in their continued education endeavors.”
The Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation is the state’s largest general agriculture organization. The mission of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation is to represent the voices of Wyoming farmers and ranchers through grassroots policy development while focusing on protecting private property rights, strengthening agriculture, and supporting farm and ranch families through advocacy, education, and leadership development.
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Dry, windy, and sagebrush covered are often the scene on the federal lands in Wyoming. Whether situated in an infamous checkerboard pattern or a section or two here and there, these lands have stories to tell. Habitat for cattle, sheep, and many wildlife species allows for a patchwork of complex, intricate biological systems. To farmers and ranchers, it is intuitive to use the federal lands to produce food and fiber. Are many of these lands suitable for crop production? Not a chance. These vast expanses are an affordable way to graze domestic livestock and one of the only ways family ranches remain economically viable today. Approximately 30 million acres of Wyoming are federally owned and managed. For well over 150 years these lands provided food, fiber, and fuel to not only Americans but the world. Few places have a landscape that turns sagebrush into steaks and blankets. (more…)
Growing a Climate for Tomorrow is the theme for National Ag Day. In Wyoming if you are thinking about agriculture, you are probably thinking about cattle and sheep. And for good reason. Wyoming farmers and ranchers sold over a billion dollars’ worth of livestock in 2020. Grazing livestock is an important part of our state and when you drive across Wyoming, you’ll recognize how wide open our spaces are. These expansive areas are ideal for cows and sheep to graze, which also keeps the land productive for tomorrow’s generations. (more…)