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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 11:06

Written by Christy Martinez

Buffalo – Meat food safety, conservation easements, predator control and women in ag business and more will be the topics at the 2^nd Annual Women’s Agriculture Summit, hosted by the Johnson County CattleWomen.

            The Women’s Ag Summit will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Buffalo. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the first session beginning at 9:30 a.m. Early registration for the event is $25 and ends on Jan. 20. After that period, fees are $30. Lunch will be provided for the event.

            The morning session will begin with Warrie Means, who is an associate professor of Animal Science at UW. Means will address meat food safety issues that affect consumers. Wyoming Stock Growers Ag Land Trust Executive Director Pamela Dewell will follow, with a discussion on conservation easements.

            During the noon hour, Rep. Cynthia Lummis will update the group on D.C. issues and those that affect Wyoming agriculture. Kaycee-area ranch woman Missy Armstrong will follow, sharing recipes and cooking tips from her blog missinthekitchen.com.

            Cat Urbigkit, a rancher and author from western Wyoming, will begin the afternoon session speaking on predator control in Wyoming. She will also have her books on sale, and will be available for autographs.

            Kristi Pettis-Osterlund of Local Livestock Media Group, LLC and LocalLivestock.com, which are based in Billings, Mont. will wrap up the day, speaking on women in ag business.

            For more information contact Jenna Foss at 307-217-1818 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or Tracy Alger at 307-738-2399 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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Last Updated on Friday, 13 January 2012 10:56

Written by Saige Albert

Cheyenne – Wyoming Day, an annual event at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. will be Jan. 21 this year.

            The Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) has arranged for buses leaving from Cheyenne to accommodate those who would like to attend. The bus will also stop in Fort Collins, Colo. at the Harmony Transfer Center to pick up passengers.

            Wyoming citizens will be recognized, and Wyoming officials will be ushered around the rodeo arena in a stagecoach at the afternoon rodeo. Wyoming’s First Family will also join the group.

             Participants may either make their own travel arrangements or join the group bus leaving from WSGA Office Complex (113 E. 20th St, Cheyenne) at 8 a.m. Attendance is open to everyone.

            Register by Jan. 19 by calling 307-638-3942 or visit wysga.org for registration. The price for joining the group in Denver for the lunch and rodeo only is $40. Registration for the bus trip and full day of events is $95.