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Recently, I had a chance to catch up with Krystal Gurr the owner and operator of Traditional Family Farms. Traditional Family Farms offers a variety of farm-fresh foods delivered straight to your home. They deliver to Pinedale, Farson, Rock Springs, Green River, Evanston, Kemmerer, La Barge, Bridger Valley, and Big Piney on a weekly basis. Their products include beef, pork, lamb, chicken, eggs, milk, cheese, homemade breads and desserts as well as fruits and vegetables! In order to provide such...

May 14, 2021 Six teams were awarded seed funding recently for their startup companies at the sixth annual University of Wyoming Fisher Innovation Launchpad (FIL) competition, which was held virtually. The FIL, a startup challenge for UW students, is funded through the contributions of Donne and Sue Fisher, and their desire to make a lasting and impactful legacy through supporting student-led startup companies. “The Fisher Innovation Launchpad is a great platform that UW has for helping to com...

May 3, 2021 From the opening rodeo last fall until the final event this past weekend, there was no doubt that the University of Wyoming had the teams to beat in the Central Rocky Mountain Region (CRMR). The Cowboys and Cowgirls went wire-to-wire during the fall and spring seasons to capture their third consecutive CRMR team titles. The UW women were so dominant this season that they swept all five fall rodeos and took four of the five spring events in accumulating 3,644.65 points to send the fo...

Honoring a long legacy of ranching, Miller Land & Livestock is the 2021 AQHA Best Remuda winner. Since 1992, the American Quarter Horse Association has honored the contributions ranch horses have made to the heritage of the American Quarter Horse by presenting each year the AQHA Best Remuda Award to a ranch that raises outstanding ranch horses. Based in Big Piney, Wyoming, the ranch is managed by Mike Miller, along with his wife, Tara, and their sons, Will and Wes. The Millers manage an operati...

April 26, 2021 It is only fitting that the University of Wyoming men’s rodeo team close out its home rodeo with a record-setting performance. The Cowboys put together a solid effort throughout their six-man points team Sunday afternoon to accumulate 870 points in establishing a new record in winning the annual Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo in what has been a runaway season for Coach Beau Clark’s club. The UW men topped the previous record of 865 points set last September in the season open...

My neighbors here and a few other places got some more moisture. Indeed it was in the form of snow and it was pretty chilly when the wind was blowing, but we were still thrilled to get moisture of any description. Others weren’t so fortunate, plus prairie fires have persisted. It’s been a tough year so far in many regards. Here’s hoping for more moisture, sunny days in between, no more fires and better times. The folks in charge of both the NHSRA and NJrHSRA finals have said that both fin...

Miller Land & Livestock Named 2021 AQHA Best Remuda Miller Land & Livestock Named 2021 AQHA Best Remuda Breeding quality horses for generations, this Wyoming ranch is honored with the AQHA Best Remuda Award. Miller Land & Livestock has been breeding American Quarter Horses for 75 years. (Courtesy photo) text size April 22, 2021 | News and Publications , Ranching ...

April 19, 2021 Nine student-led teams are vying for seed prize money to get their business plans off the ground in the John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s College of Business. The competition encourages students to act on their talents, ideas and energy to produce tomorrow’s leading businesses. It will be held Friday and Saturday, April 23-24, as a public webinar. “The dedication and work ethic shown by our nine finalist teams have b...

If you thought it was warmer than usual this weekend, you aren’t dreaming. Record high temperatures were set across the state on Saturday and Sunday and more records could be toppled on Monday as the unseasonable weather for the area continues. You know it’s a heat wave when Big Piney, Wyoming — frequently known as the icebox of the nation — hits 70 degrees in April, which it did on Sunday. Normally this time of year, Big Piney averages 44 degrees for the high temperature. Records also ...

By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily If you thought it was warmer than usual this weekend, you aren’t dreaming.  Record high temperatures were set across the state on Saturday and Sunday and more records could be toppled on Monday as the unseasonable weather for the area continues. You know it’s a heat wave when Big Piney, Wyoming — frequently known as the icebox of the nation — hits 70 degrees in April, which it did on Sunday. Normally this time of year, Big Piney averages 44 degrees for ...