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Workshops scheduled

For those engaged in beef cattle production in the northeast corner of the state, University of Wyoming (UW) Extension will offer educational programming in Weston and Johnson counties in July.

Evening workshops will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Weston County Fairgrounds in Newcastle on July 11 and from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buffalo on July 12. Both events are free and open to the public.

UW Extension Beef Specialist Shelby Rosasco will provide an update on her heifer development research program and other research activities in the UW Department of Animal Science.

Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Micah Most will discuss digital grazing management tools to enhance monitoring and utilization of forage resources. Each session will conclude with an open question and answer session.

Light refreshments will be served. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP.

For more information and to RSVP, contact the Johnson County Extension Office at 307-684-7522.

Governor signs EO

Gov. Mark Gordon has signed an executive order (EO) creating the Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force to make recommendations on the planning of events and activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the U.S.

“The signing of the Declaration of Independence is of major significance in the development of the U.S.’s national heritage, establishing foundational American values of individual liberty, representative government and the attainment of equal and inalienable rights,” the governor’s proclamation reads.

The task force created by the EO will prepare proposals for events and activities which will occur as part of the celebration in 2026. It will include members appointed by the governor representing the Wyoming Legislature, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes, Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources, Wyoming Office of Tourism, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges and other non-governmental or industry organizations.

The EO does not authorize the task force to expend or obligate funds, unless those funds are specifically appropriated by the legislature in a future session.

Those interested in serving on the Wyoming Semiquincentennial Planning Task Force should e-mail an expression of interest to boards@wyo.gov.