Laramie County wheat growers look to the future

The Wyoming Wheat Growers Association (WWGA) held its annual meeting in Albin Jan. 7. Topics of the meeting included ideas on improving production, as well as optional crop rotations. Among the 38 producers attending the day-long meeting were many farmers from Laramie County.

In Laramie County, winter wheat producers top the production rate for Wyoming. However, the winter wheat market is not as strong as it has been in the past which concerns most growers.

Drought is one of the main reasons for the downturn in Laramie County's winter wheat production. Laramie County is not conducive to g...