All Entries in the "Agriculture" Category
Arkansas River Report for January 2023 from Watershed Collaborative
Snowpack Arkansas Basin Snowpack Telemetry (SNOTEL) site readings for snow-water equivalent range from 36% of median at the Apishipa site near the Spanish Peaks to 127% at St. Elmo in western Chaffee County. The Brumley SNOTEL site, near Independence Pass, reports 91% of median, while Fremont Pass reports 94%. Glen Cove, north of Pikes Peak, is at 108%. […]
$2.5 Million Available for Organizations to Implement Soil Health Program
Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is now accepting applications from Colorado’s conservation districts and other eligible entities interested in administering STAR Plus grant funding to agricultural producers who expand or introduce soil health practices in their operations. Improving soil health, a key component of responding to the effects of […]
Livestock Slaughter December 2022
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.47 billion pounds in December, down 7 percent from the 4.78 billion pounds produced in December 2021. Beef production, at 2.22 billion pounds, was 6 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.68 million head, down 5 percent from December 2021. […]
Seven Positions to be Filled on Sand & Sage Round-up Fair Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents and/or property owners of Prowers County to fill seven (7) positions on the Sand & Sage Round-Up Fair Board with a term of three (3) years and will expire in February 2026. Any person living in Prowers County or owning […]
People’s Credit Union Annual Dinner Meeting Set for April 21st.
People’s Credit Union will host its annual meeting and dinner on Friday, April 21st at the Minnick Building at the Baca County Fairgrounds. The event will begin with dinner catered by the District FFA students at 5:30pm and the meeting will follow at 6:30pm. The evening will include door prizes and giveaways, an […]
Business Filings in Colorado Surge in Q4
Denver, Colo – Colorado ended 2022 with continued strong job growth and is outperforming the nation in many areas, according to a report released today by the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. The Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report is prepared by the Leeds Business Research Division (BRD) […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, January 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Several snow events during January brought above average precipitation across the State and provided relief to drought conditions, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S Drought Monitor, 43 percent of the State is showing no signs of drought, up from […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Hosts 103rd Annual Banquet
The 2023 Lamar Chamber of Commerce annual banquet highlighted the community service and economic efforts of individuals and businesses in the local community. County Commissioner, Ron Cook was presented with the Citizen of the Year Award for his on-going support of community activities including his 26 years of work with popular car shows for […]
2023 High Plains Snow Goose Festival
Alison Kondler is this year’s keynote speaker for the 2023 Snow Goose Festival in Lamar. Kondler is a Denver-based Audubon Master Birder, a naturalist who offers a level of comedy to her lectures. Website followers can access her at Birdingbyear.com. Her presentation will be held on Saturday, February 4th at the Lamar High School […]
Lower Corn Production Nationwide
The following is a brief analysis by Krista Swanson, the lead economist for the National Corn Growers Association. The United States Department of Agriculture released the January World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report yesterday. The expected reductions in use were met with notable changes to U.S. production that resulted in lower-than-expected ending […]
CPW Seeks Public Comment on Southeast Region Pronghorn Herd Management Plans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Public input is being sought by Colorado Parks and Wildlife about how it intends to manage 11 pronghorn herds across its Southeast Region over the next 10 years. CPW staff has spent months drafting proposed management plans for the pronghorn herds that extend from Leadville down the Arkansas River valley […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge BOR to Allocate Additional Funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper urged the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to consider allocating additional funding from the recent omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) or the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery […]
2023 Farm Bill Decision Webinar
The March 15th deadline for farmers to make their ARC/PLC decisions for the 2023 crop year is fast approaching. In an effort to provide growers with the most up to date information needed to make this important decision, CSU Extension and the USDA Farm Service Agency have teamed up to conduct a Farm Bill […]
Council Approves 4th Extension Agreement with RB LLC
RB Colorado, LLC and the City of Lamar continue to work toward the beginning of an Arby’s fast-food franchise for 1102 North Main Street. The Lamar City Council granted the corporation a 4th, 90-day extension on the contract during its January 23rd meeting, which will now expire on April 13th of this year. […]
PEP Hosts State and Local Vocational Rehabilitation Representatives
Tiffany Garcia, Business Outreach Specialist for the state Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and Don Yoxsimer, Client Consultant for the Lamar Workforce Center, presented an overview for the Prowers Economic Prosperity board on the programs available to assist businesses and employees in the Prowers County Region. “We have the ability to help workers to repurpose […]
