Archive for October 24th, 2022
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – SEPTEMBER 2022
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS: Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.67 billion pounds in September, up 2 percent from the 4.58 billion pounds produced in September 2021. Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, up 4 percent from September 2021. […]
CATTLE ON FEED
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 1,070,000 head as of October 1, 2022. The latest inventory was 4 percent above last month but 5 percent below the October 1, 2021 inventory. The inventory […]
CPW Releases 30 Black-footed Ferrets on the Eastern Plains
CPW released 30 black-footed ferrets this week on a prairie dog colony near Lamar. LAMAR, Colo. (KRDO) — This week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released 30 new, federally threatened black-footed ferrets on a prairie dog colony near the Town of Lamar. According to CPW, the black-footed ferret is one of the rarest […]
Changes Coming for Toys for Tots Distribution this Holiday
Darleen Lopez is taking a new tack for this year’s Toys for Tots, Food for Families holiday drive. Families qualified to receive kid’s toys will still arrive at her headquarters at 500 West Beech Street in Lamar, but the manner in which the toys will be handed out will be changed as well as the […]
Pike History Kiosk Unveiled
Lamar Rotarians started planning for a historical kiosk for Pike’s Tower in Willow Creek Park during it’s centennial in 2021. That completed project was celebrated this past Thursday, October 20th with dedication ceremonies at the site. Members from Lamar Rotary, City of Lamar officials, the Alta Vista Charter School’s fourth graders and historically minded […]
Colorado Employment Situation – September 2022
5,600 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in September Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.4% Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was flat in September at 3.4 percent. While the number of unemployed individuals fell by 2,200, the unemployment rate was unchanged due to rounding. The national […]
