Wyoming's climate is known to produce fine wool, perfect for spinning into yarn and creating high-quality products. And the University of Wyoming's Department of Agriculture has its own herd of sheep to study that wool. This year, they're trying something new.
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University of Wyoming weaves blockchain into wool blankets
A lamb looks at the camera in a farm in Slovakia. The University of Wyoming is using wool from its sheep program and NFTs to create collectible throws. (Zuzana Gogova / Getty Images)
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The University of Wyoming will sell blankets this August embedded with blockchain technology and woven from local wool, the result of a partnership between its agriculture and technology programs.
A microchip containing a non-fungible token a unique digital marker stored on the blockchain and a QR code will be embedded in a leather label on the heavy-duty wool throw, according to a university press release. The wool is sourced from the UW Extension sheep program’s flock, and the technology was developed through the university’s Center for Blockchain and Digital Innovation.
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.
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