** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS NEED TIMELY, SCIENCE-BASED, AND REGION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ENABLE THEM TO MAKE CLIMATE-INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN WYOMING, WHERE HIGH-ELEVATION RANGELAND AND CROPPING SYSTEMS AND A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE PLACE PRODUCERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AT SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE VARIABILITY. THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF RURAL, AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN WYOMING BY INCREASING THE WEATHER AND CLIMATE CAPACITY OF EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER LOCAL TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS (TSPS) WHO SERVE WYOMING AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:1. CREATE THE COMMUNITY, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO BUILD WEATHER AND CLIMATE LITERACY AMONG EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER TSPS.2. IDENTIFY, ADAPT, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE TOOLS AND INFOGRAPHICS THAT TRANSLATE RAW WEATHER AND CLIMATE DATA INTO USER-FRIENDLY AND ACTIONABLE INFORMATION RELEVANT TO DECISION-MAKING IN THE PROJECT STATE'S AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS.3. CREATE EXTENSION PRODUCTS AND OUTPUTS THAT TRANSLATE EXISTING RESEARCH INTO USER-FRIENDLY AND ACCESSIBLE OUTPUTS/MATERIALS THAT CAN ASSIST WITH WEATHER AND CLIMATE DECISION-MAKING.THE PROJECT WILL HIRE A FELLOW, FOCUSED ON CLIMATE SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION IN AGRICULTURAL AND RANGELAND SYSTEMS AND HOSTED BY UW EXTENSION, WHO WILL WORK WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO BUILD COMMUNITY, ADAPT AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE RELEVANT TOOLS, AND INTEGRATE RELATED OUTREACH EFFORTS. THE FELLOW AND OTHER PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS WILL ACHIEVE THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES BY WORKING WITH TSPS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS THROUGH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SCENARIO PLANNING FOCUS GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS; AND JOINT PRODUCTION OF VIDEOS AND OTHER OUTREACH MATERIALS WITH STUDENTS, PRODUCERS, AND TSPS. THE PROJECT WILL ENCOURAGE CROSS-FERTILIZATION OF IDEAS AMONG EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER TSPS AND LEVERAGE EXPERTISE CONTAINED WITHIN THE NORTHERN PLAINS CLIMATE HUB AND OTHER PROJECT PARTNERS (WYOMING STATE CLIMATE OFFICE, WESTERN WATER ASSESSMENT, NIDIS, OTHER UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS) TO THE BENEFIT OF THE WYOMING AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.