Archive for March 15th, 2023
2023 Wheat Field Days Planned
Colorado State University Crops Testing is excited to announce the details for the 2023 Wheat Field Days. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept. of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment Station, CSU Extension, Colorado Wheat, […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending March 12, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Above average moisture and below average temperatures were observed throughout the state, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 36 percent of the state was under drought conditions, down from 92 percent a year ago and down from 42 […]
David C. Baughman – May 16, 1947 – March 13, 2023
Per David’s request cremation will take place and there will be no services. David was born on May 16, 1947 at Washington to Charles and Mildred Baughman and passed away on March 13, 2023 at the Prowers Medical Center in Lamar with his family by his side at the age of 75. He […]
Lamar Utility Board, March 2023 Report
The Lamar Utilities Board purchase orders for the month totaled $744,422.85, of which $731,096.39 required approval. That included the February estimate for the power purchase of $710,831.39 from Arkansas River Power Authority. February bills totaled $156,625.03. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, told the board the plant’s line crew is rebuilding an “H” structure […]
