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The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources honored notable alumni and supporters at the annual dean’s banquet in Laramie on Oct. 5. The event marked the beginning of Agriculture Appreciation...
The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources will honor notable alumni and supporters on Thursday at the annual dean’s banquet.
BUFFALO — At Mountain Meadow Wool on Plains Drive in Buffalo, the raw material comes in the back, before it’s scoured in huge machines, then graded and sorted, spun, knit
Springtime is shearing season, which means the warehouse is full of wool. Mountain Meadow Wool can be found in a nondescript warehouse just outside of Buffalo. The company works with small woolgrowers from across the country, but mostly from Wyoming, to turn raw wool into a variety of products. According to operations manager Ben Hostetler, the business was born from his mother's interest in crafting with natural fibers. But she was unable to find local yarn to use. After getting raw wool from a Johnson County rancher, she brought it up to a small mill in Canada to have it turned into yarn. T...
Wyoming's climate is known to produce fine wool, perfect for spinning into yarn and creating high-quality products. And the University of Wyoming's Department of Agriculture has its own herd of sheep to study that wool. This year, they're trying something new.