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Despite declines in production, U.S.D.A. Chief Economist Joe Glauber says Agriculture exports are expected to reach record levels in Fiscal Year 2013.  Funding is available for trail projects in Wyoming. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $4 Million grant program to help 20 communities in developing new wood to energy opportunities. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking state residents to report dead sage grouse so the birds can be tested for West Nile Virus. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Tribal and federal officials say a crackdown on crime on the Wind River Indian Reservation of the past two years has succeeded in improving the quality of life there. Doug Randall has the details.   U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist Brad Rippey says rangeland and pastureland conditions for the week ending June 17th are not looking good. Click past the jump  to listen to Wyoming

The federal government is teaming up with farmers and other landowners to help protect habitat for several species of wildlife and protect the ability of those landowners to keep that land productive.  Grand Teton National Park rangers found the bodies of two missing skiers who were buried in an avalanche on Ranger Peak. Doug Randall has the details. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio

The co-chairs of a legislative committee tasked with redrawing Wyoming's political maps say they expect to make progress toward a final plan at a two-day meeting next week. Doug Randall reports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest Agriculture export forecasts for fiscal year 2012 show a decline from 2011. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The National Federation of Independent Businesses is asking Wyoming small-business owners for their opinions on some potential issues in the upcoming legislative session. Amy Richards has details. U-S consumers are eating more turkey over the course of the year these days, according to a U-S-D-A Economist. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

Doug Randall reports that telecommunications companies in 16 states, including Wyoming, are sharing more than $103 million in federal funding to help expand broadband internet access to rural America. Hunting seasons for some small game and upland bird species open September 1st. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld a life sentence for a man convicted of attempted kidnapping in an attack on a woman in a state government parking garage in Cheyenne. Warren Rathbun had only recently been released from prison at the time of the attack. Amy Richards has details. US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack promised victims of severe weather that the USDA will continue to work to delive

An economist with the USDA is predicting substantial hikes in the price of food this year. The Wyoming Army National Guard will host their monthly memorial for veterans this month. Amy Richards has a report. Click past jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Dnyo Nobel in Cheyenne has agreed to pay more than $110,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations. Doug Randall has the details.  The USDA is looking to update the rule governing the livestock and poultry industries. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.