What is Organic Farming? - eXtension Great question and great answer... "Organic farming refers to ecologically-based production systems used to produce food and fiber. Organic farming may be most widely known for what it is not; however, it is more important to define organic farming by what it is. Organic farming can be defined by the proactive, ecological management strategies that maintain and enhance soil fertility, prevent soil erosion, promote and enhance biological diversity, and minimize risk to human and animal health and natural resources. Many kinds of farm products are produced organically including vegetables, fruit, herbs, grains, meat, dairy, eggs, fibers, and flowers."

To find out more about the national organic certification requirements and organic program, visit the USDA NOP website http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.

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What does a buyer want his real-estate lawyer to do? This is a great article published on Land Think. In the article author Curtis Seltzer encourages "buyers to find --and get comfortable with -- a lawyer as one of their first steps in looking for property in a particular county. " He also lists a few ways a lawyer can help a buyer before a contract is signed:
1. Reasonableness of asking price: Don't expect a lawyer to do a comp analysis or an appraisal. But local lawyers who have been doing real-estate work for a number of years should have an accurate feel for prices, price trends, volatility and current market conditions. Buyers often get a better bead on the reasonableness of a seller's asking price from their lawyer than from an agent representing the seller who may be their first and only source of local market information.
2. Local insight into seller's motivations: Lawyers know their communities, and usually know personally, or know of, individual sellers. Buyers are enormously advantaged when they can learn why a buyer is selling and how intense the motivation is.
3. Problems and issues with particular properties: An experienced local lawyer is likely to know first-hand, or have acquaintance with, many properties in a county, particularly those that have been sold during his years of practice. The more years of practice, the more likely it is that he will know about problems and issues that may or may not be of a strictly legal nature.
4. Lenders and vendors. The buyer's lawyer will also have opinions about local lenders, brokers, agents, title companies, surveyors, excavators, local officials (building inspector, zoning office), appraisers and contractors. If this advice is sound, it's worth
a small fortune to a buyer who will be directed to the best local options for each service.
It can save a buyer money, time, aggravation and mistakes.
5. Contract terms. Most buyers are shown property by an agent representing the seller and given a standard purchase-offer contract that, in my opinion, is skewed in favor of sellers. A buyer's lawyer should be asked to go over either the standard agent's contract or one the lawyer uses well in advance of a buyer having to read and understand contract terms under pressure. Previous columns have discussed many of these boiler-plate terms and their implications.
6. Local idiosyncrasies: The buyer's lawyer should know something about local politics; local folks and neighborhoods to avoid; and local ground conditions (such as, which areas of the county have dirt that rarely passes a perc test, routinely flood, get lightning strikes, are situated over karst, go dry in August and so on). (To read the complete article click here.)

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"Kaycee, Wyoming is a dusty little town with only 250 residents that lies in the high plains fairly close to the Big Horn Mountains." In 2004 Elisabeth Raff won the Hometown America Junior Scholastic competition for her article about Kaycee, Wyoming. Elisabeth goes on to say "Kaycee is 40 miles from the city of Buffalo and the nearest McDonald's, It is also 60 miles from Casper and the nearest Wal-Mart. It doesn't even have a stoplight! You might miss it if you blink as you drive down Interstate 25--but you would miss a lot of American culture and history here in this little town. " We thought this was a great article and linked it to our community info page on our website click here to download the article or visit our website at www.pfisterlandco.com

We have some great ranches for sale in the Kaycee area, to see these ranches or any other Wyoming Ranches for sale visit our website or give our office a call to speak directly with one of our brokers. (307)684-5201

Acreage on Turkey Lane is a recreation lover's paradise. Located at the end of Turkey Lane, nestled up directly at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, and is only 3 miles from Downtown Buffalo. This acreage has multiple building sites, live water, and is extremely rich with wildlife; deer, pheasants, turkey, numerous ducks and geese, and the occasional lion. This property is within close proximity of Clear Creek trail, which leads to unlimited recreational opportunities. Turkey Lane is one of the most unique areas in and around the Buffalo area. Don't miss out on this rare offering of 37.94 raw deeded acres that may not become available again in our lifetime. Offered for $585,000

We read in the High Plains Journal about a Rangeland monitoring class happengin on Feb. 17th and thought we should share the info:
Key aspects about rangeland monitoring will be presented at the Rangeland Management School 201 offered by the Wyoming section of the Society for Range Management.
The session is Feb. 17, at the Dry Creek Hall in Bill and hosted by the Converse County Conservation District. Instructors will be University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service educators and specialists and USDA Forest Service personnel.
The Rangeland Management School 201 is a follow-up to the 101 School and is a one-day event at which participants learn key aspects about rangeland monitoring to assist them in designing and using a monitoring program. Presentations cover how to develop monitoring objectives, tools and methods available, application of the data and what ecological sites are and their importance to monitoring and grazing management.
In addition, there will be presentations on matching the animal to the resource and low-stress animal handling and how to apply it to grazing management.
The $20 cost for the course covers the notebook of handouts from all the presentations and other pertinent information. Attendees will also receive the newest version of the Wyoming Rangeland Monitoring Guide. Lunch will be provided by the Converse County Conservation District at no extra charge.
For more information or to obtain a registration brochure, contact UW CES educator Blaine Horn at 307-684-7522 or bhorn@uwyo.edu, or Michelle Huntington at 307-358-3050, ext. 4, or michelle.huntington@wy.nacdnet.net.

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