Archive for March 23rd, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Cold Justice Case in Lamar
March 22, 2019 We are writing regarding the murder case of Curly and Darlene Culbreth, the elderly couple that was murdered in Lamar in August 1991. We are lifelong friends of Cindy Bernhardt, Curly and Darlene’s daughter. I say friend, but Cindy is more like a sister. We have watched her have to live […]
CSP Youth Academy Extends Online Enrollment to March 29
The Colorado State Patrol Youth Academy will be held in Golden, CO at the Colorado State Patrol Training Academy on July 14-20, 2019. The youth academy focuses on leadership development through team exercises and individual achievement. Cadets will become familiar with the basic elements of the Colorado State Patrol Academy through a demanding daily […]
COLORADO WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES 2019 CROP
This report provides the results of the Winter Wheat Seedings by Variety Survey, 2019 Crop, conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office. The survey was funded by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee. Colorado wheat producers seeded an estimated 2.25 million acres to winter wheat in the fall of 2018 for […]
Colorado River Basin States Move Forward with Contingency Plan to Address Looming Crisis
DENVER – The seven Colorado River Basin States of Colorado, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming signed a letter to Congress today requesting legislation to implement a negotiated contingency plan that responds to the historic dry conditions and the effects of climate change on the Colorado River. “Water is the lifeblood of […]
Livestock Slaughter – US Highlights – February 2019
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.17 billion pounds in February, up 3 percent from the 4.06 billion pounds produced in February 2018. Beef production, at 1.99 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.45 million head, up 2 percent from February 2018. The average live weight was […]
CATTLE ON FEED- March 22, 2019
COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,050,000 head as of March 1, 2019. The latest inventory was 1 percent above last month’s revised inventory of 1,040,000 head and up 11 percent from the March […]