CHEYENNE, Wyoming, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: WYOMING HIGHLIGHTS Wyoming principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is down 2 percent from 2019 to 1.47 million acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics S  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following news release: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service announced their State Wildlife Biologist Ritch Nelson received runner up in the nationwide NRCS State Biologist of the Year Award. Nelson, a native of Albion, Neb., has a long history of working to conserve and manage wildlife. Nelson has been the state wildlife biologist for the Nebraska NRCS  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: William Perry Pendley, of Wyoming, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, vice Neil Gregory Kornze.  more

CASPER, Wyoming, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Wyoming Field Office issued the following news release: USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Wyoming producers to complete crop acreage reports by the applicable deadline for their county. Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by county. Contact your FSA county office for a list of acreage reporting deadlines by crop. "To make sure you're eligible for many USDA programs, you need to file an accurate cr  more