This bulletin reports the results of six focus groups of technical service providers serving the Wyoming agricultural community to better understand their knowledge, skills, and resource needs around changes in weather and climate variability and water availability.

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This extension bulletin builds off work at the University of Wyoming and with SE Wyoming farmers to examine what circumstances might make Kernza, a novel perennial grain crop, competitive with wheat-fallow in the region.

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On-farm research happens when farmers and scientists work together to test farming methods on real, working farms, and can help farms be adaptable and sustainable. This paper suggests practical strategies to avoid challenges common in on-farm research, such as making decisions together, measuring results that matter to both scientists and farmers, keeping plans flexible, setting clear expectations, and meeting regularly. 

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This bulletin serves as a summary and quick reference guide to the full bulletin titled "Wyoming Agricultural Technical Service Provider Weather, Climate, and Water Needs Assessment." (B-1404) Key takeaways and important information is summarized regarding 6 focus groups conducted with Wyoming's agricultural technical service providers. Areas include concerns about weather, climate, and water availability, data needs for effective decision-making, human capital and resources, research, and community resilience. The purpose of this summary factsheet is to provide a quick and digestible version of the full report using modern media (infographic). The intended audience includes ag technical service providers, researchers, and the broader Wyoming ag community. It will be frequently used as a handout at outreach events such as ag field days, events, etc. 

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To better understand how ranchers are perceiving and reacting to changes in interconnected environmental and human systems, this qualitative case study explores the experiences of ranchers in Wyoming’s Upper Wind River Basin. Study goals were to understand how Wyoming ranchers experience and perceive environmental and social changes and how those changes may impact their operation, management decisions, and ultimately, their livelihoods. By better understanding these dynamics, I hope to inform management agencies, policymakers, and future research that can address emerging concerns.  

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