 Every day people around the world are working on new and innovative strategies to produce and distribute food, fuel and fiber. Would you believe that some of those work goes on right here in northern Wyoming? Today we're visiting the Powell Research and Extension Center where scientists are working with farmers and ranchers exploring new ideas and crops to help Wyoming's agricultural economy. The Powell Research and Extension Center is located one mile north of Powell, Wyoming on Highway 25. This is where the magic happens. Employees here are hard at work conducting research and providing services to much of northwestern Wyoming and beyond. The 175 acres of irrigated crop land provide researchers opportunities to explore different varieties of crops such as alfalfa, sugar beets and sunflowers. Other research topics include weed control, irrigation efficiency and the use of high tunnels. The station is home to Wyoming's only seed testing lab and seed certification service. The researchers at the lab work with seed sellers to make sure the seeds they sell to farmers are disease and pathogen free. People are encouraged to stop by and check out this wonderful Wyoming resource here in Powell. The center also holds a field day so that visitors and researchers can interact and learn from one another. From the University of Wyoming Extension, I'm Barton Stam, Exploring the Nature of Wyoming.