Throws spun from Wyoming wool will boost UW sheep program, utilize blockchain
UW ExtensionThe wool top, semi-processed wool, is fed into the machine that spins it into yarn at Mountain Meadow Wool in Buffalo.
LARAMIE, WY – Profits from sales of limited-edition throws made from wool grown and knitted in Wyoming will be reinvested back in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources sheep and wool program at the University of Wyoming’s Laramie Research and Extension Center (LREC).
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Whit Stewart, UW Extension sheep specialist, approached Scott Lake, LREC director, with the idea to create the wool throws. With Lake’s help, the team gained support from the college and dean Barbara Rasco, who has been a huge proponent of the project and the sheep industry efforts as a whole, shared Stewart.