Drought, hay shortage mean tough economic times for Wyoming ag industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s hay crop will be the worst in decades, because of the drought. Hay is already in short supply, and prices have spiked. Wyoming Public Radio’s Willow Belden reports that the hay shortage is forcing ranchers to make tough choices and could have a lingering economic impact on the state’s ag industry.
DKRW secures contract for coal-to-gas plant
Earlier this year we told you about an effort to turn coal into gas in Medicine Bow. Today DKRW Advanced Fuels has announced that it has secured a contract to its Medicine Bow project with the Sinopec Engineering Group in based out of China. Bob Kelly is Executive Chairman and co-founder of DKRW, and he tells Bob Beck that getting an actual bid on the facility puts wheels in motion.
“Bolt From the Blue” author survived a perilous climbing accident in the Tetons
Willow Belden talks with author Jennifer Woodlief. She recently published a new book about a particularly disastrous climbing accident in the Tetons. The book is called “A Bolt from the Blue,” and it describes the accident … and the ensuing rescue operation.
Cowgirls Volleyball team has high hopes
The University of Wyoming Cowgirls Volleyball team believes that this could be their year. 18 years after their last NCAA tournament appearance and coming off two strong seasons, the Wyoming squad believes it will take a big step forward this year. Wyoming Public Radio’s Bob Beck has more.
Partners In Health co-founder discusses meeting healthcare challenges in the third world before trip to Jackson
Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl, who founded the group Partners in Health, will be speaking in Jackson on September 6th. Partners in Health is a nonprofit that provides healthcare to impoverished people around the world. They started in Haiti in 1987 and now work in 10 different countries. Ophelia Dahl joins us now to talk about their work. She tells Willow Belden, the basic approach is to partner with local governments to accomplish things.
Gender wage gap persists in Wyoming
The gender wage gap in Wyoming is the largest in the nation. And that’s not news, either…it’s been this way for years. Groups around the state are working to fix it through policy, training programs, and education, but Wyoming Public Radio’s Irina Zhorov reports that it could be the state’s industries that keep the gap firmly in place.
AFL-CIO discussing worker safety in Wyoming
It’s Labor Day weekend, which means there will be a lot of discussion surrounding workers in the state. Kim Floyd is the Executive Secretary of the Labor Organization the AFL-CIO. He tells Bob Beck it’s an interesting time for many workers
Carp are thriving, unpopular in Wyoming waterways; can be composted
Wyoming fisheries no longer stock state waterways with carp, but the species is still alive and well throughout the state. Wyoming Public Radio’s Rebecca Martinez filed this end-of-summer postcard about her first experience with the common carp… and with bow-fishing.
