All Entries in the "Agriculture" Category
New Digital Hay Directory Offers Real-Time Inventory for Ranchers
Broomfield, Colo. — To help livestock owners navigate persistent drought conditions and changing forage supplies, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) has opened the 2026 Digital Hay Directory listing form. This year, due to local drought impacts, we will accept listings from out-of-state hay producers, expanding the network of available feed for regional livestock producers and […]
Southeast Area Extension and Lamar Community College announce hosting of the 2026 Lamar Wheat Field Day on June 25th
The Southeast Area Extension and the Lamar Community College are happy to announce the hosting of the 2026 Lamar Wheat Field Day on June 25th at 9am at the Tiered Classroom at the Lamar Community College. We will discuss the 2025 Winter Wheat Variety performance trials, wheat diseases, decision tree, and go over description of […]
Fort Lyon Canal Company Responds To CPW Announcement Regarding Adobe Creek And Thurston Reservoirs
LAMAR, Colo. — The Fort Lyon Canal Company recognizes the importance that Adobe Creek Reservoir and Thurston Reservoir have held for generations of southeastern Colorado anglers and appreciates Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s efforts over the past several decades to provide public recreational access at these facilities. For more than fifty years, Fort Lyon Canal Company […]
Latest Colorado crop progress report – drought continues
The USDA published the latest Crop Progress Report on Tuesday, May 26. Here’s a closer look at recent weather and the status of Colorado’s most important crops at the end of May. Weather For the week that ended May 24, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork in Colorado. The previous week, ending May 17, there were […]
Colorado’s Arkansas Valley water confronts contamination, climate change and political drama
Article courtesy of High Country News – This article appeared in the May 2026 print edition of the magazine with the headline “The absence of clean water.” This story is part of High Country News’ Conservation Beyond Boundaries project, which is supported by the BAND Foundation and the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation. “If you don’t have clean water, you […]
Rumors of ruined Western Slope peach crop were greatly exaggerated, growers say
A box of fresh peaches at Kokopelli Farm Market located off I-70 north of Palisade. (William Woody, Special to the Colorado Sun) A cold snap did destroy the peaches in North Fork Valley orchards, but the remaining 80-90% of the crop will start hitting fruit stands in June — much earlier than normal Colorado […]
McClave FFA chapter wins awards at Colorado State FFA CDE competition including State Champion Milk Evaluation team and two State Winning Individuals
Members of McClave FFA Chapter at State FFA CDE competition The McClave FFA chapter’s Milk Evaluation Team had the honor of being the 2026 State Champions! Members include: Weston Morgan (State Winning Individual); Ben Torres (Gold Individual); Corbin Jagers (Gold Individual); Jacob Jackson (Silver Individual. State Individual Winners Garret Vandyke (left) and Weston […]
Lamar FFA team wins multiple awards at Colorado State FFA CDEs
Lamar FFA chapter members at Colorado State FFA CDE competition The Lamar FFA chapter had a solid performance at the Colorado Sate FFA CDEs. The Lamar students competed in Ag Mechanics, Ag Sales, Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Vet Science, and Horse Evaluation. Ag Mechanics – Gold Team Brennan Brodecky – Gold Individual (3rd overall) Adan […]
Representative Ty Winter Op-Ed – “Demonstrating Rural Fairness in Colorado”
Demonstrating Greater Fairness in Rural Colorado: The Realities ofAgricultural Overtime Thresholds By Representative Ty Winter Colorado’s agricultural community is facing a growing, preventable crisis from policies that ignore the realities of farm work and overtime thresholds. This, paired with circumstances out of our control, such as skyrocketing input costs, unpredictable markets, and a fragile […]
Two Buttes fish salvage order rescinded after reservoir dries
Two Buttes Reservoir in Baca County sits dry in this photo. Black Hole Pond, located below Two Buttes Dam, continues to provide local fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, green sunfish, bluegill, channel catfish and rainbow trout (seasonally). CPW photo/Jim Ramsay SPRINGFIELD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has rescinded the emergency fish salvage order at Two Buttes […]
Surface Transportation Board (STB) denies K&O-Union Pacific lease renewal in Kansas
The Colorado Pacific Railroad and Weskan Grain, both part of the Soloviev Group, have sued Union Pacific and the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad over a fee they say blocks grain from moving on the Colorado Pacific Soloviev Group Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to The Prowers Journal by Will Bramblett/CEO of […]
Lamar Lions Club hears about the importance of finishing the Arkansas Valley Conduit at recent meeting
Bill Long, President of Board of Directors for SECWCD speaks to Lamar Lions Club members At the Lamar Lions Club meeting on February 11, the guest speaker was Bill Long, President of the Board of Directors for the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (SECWCD). In addition to myself, also invited to the meeting were Lamar […]
Prowers County Board of Commissioners holds work session, hears concerns from Hartman resident
Meeting with the Prowers County Commissioners in their morning work session on Tuesday, February 10 were Brooke Matthew, CSU Extension SE Region Director, Michaela Mattes, Agronomist with CSU Extension Office, and Claudia Terrazas, Spanish Language Specialist with CSU Extension Office. Ms. Matthew provided copies of the newest Prowers County 4-H newsletter, explaining that they have […]
