Agriculture Reports
The following reports have been prepared by various authors. Most focus on agricultural trends in Wyoming. Some contains specific statistics or references to Big Horn County or the Big Horn Basin. All reports are in PDF format.
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The Farmland Protection Tool Box, American Farmland Trust, 2008.
Discusses the tools available in each state for farmland protection.
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Ranchland Dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Center
for the American West, 2002. Discusses the changing ownership
of ranchland and its implications for areas near Big Horn County.
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The Role of Agriculture in Maintaining Open Spaces in Wyoming,
University of Wyoming, Open Spaces Initiative, 2003. Discusses
factors influencing the continuation of agricultural open space in
Wyoming.
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Strategic Ranchland in the Rocky Mountain West, American
Farmland Trust, 2008. Identifies ranchland most vulnerable to
development and includes map of vulnerable ranchlands in Wyoming.
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Trends in Agriculture, University of Wyoming, Cooperative
Extension Service, 2005. Overview of trends on farm size,
operator characteristics, economics, and production; includes
some data specific to Big Horn County
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Wyoming Farm, Ranch, and Rural Land Market, 2002-2004,
University of Wyoming, Agriculture Experiment Station, 2005.
Examines agricultural land prices and trends.