All Entries in the "Agriculture" Category
USDA Conducts On-Farm Labor Survey
Denver, CO – September 6, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is gearing up to conduct the Agricultural Labor Survey, which is conductedtwice each year. The survey will collect information about hired labor from more than 900 farmers and ranchers in the six state Mountain Region including Arizona, Colorado, […]
CROP PRODUCTION – SEPTEMBER 2018 – COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS
Based on September 1st conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 174.20 million bushels, according to the September 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 2 percent from the August 1st forecast and down 6 percent from […]
Blue Rose Ranch (Part 3) Horse Rescue Operations in Springfield, CO
Blue Rose Ranch (Part 3) This is the third and final article in the series describing the work behind the scenes of the horse rescue and adoption facilities at the Blue Rose Ranch in Springfield, Colorado, owned and operated by Cheryl and John Webb since 2007. Since the first day of operation to current […]
Enroll in Online Classes, Get Money for School at LCC
Class Enrollment Still Available for September and October There’s still time to enroll in college courses this fall and Lamar Community College is here to get students started on the track to reaching their educational goals with a full schedule of online courses. Online courses are offered in 16-week, 10-week, or short six-week long sessions […]
PEP Board Learns About Planned Lamar-Based Youth Entrepreneurship Fair
The approaching November 7th E-Fair was one of two topics presented to board members of Prowers Economic Prosperity during their monthly meeting, held in the Holly Senior Center, Tuesday, September 4th. The other presentation described the potential financial impact for state and local highway improvements should Proposition 110 pass in the November General […]
Climate Review: Summer of 2018
The start of “Meteorological Summer 2018” (June-July-August) was a very warm and generally dry across south central and southeast Colorado. A few weather systems, including the remnants of a tropical system moving north and east out of the Gulf of California, brought some beneficial rains and a brief respite in the hot and […]
Lamar Memorial Airshow and Fly-In Set for Sept 9th
Eric and Tanya McSwan, managers of the Lamar Municipal Airport, have been at work on their airshow and fly-in since this past November. All the work should finally pay off on Sunday, September 9th between 8a and Noon when the free show gets underway. The couple hosted a smaller airshow last September, featuring mostly […]
Hickenlooper Declares September as Workforce Development Month
(DENVER) — Governor John Hickenlooper has issued a proclamation declaring September as Workforce Development Month in Colorado. Workforce Development Month began modestly in 2004 with just a handful of events. The annual series has grown exponentially over the last 14 years, through good times and bad, and Workforce Development Month 2018 is bigger […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – JULY 2018
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.24 billion pounds in July, up 6 percent from the 3.99 billion pounds produced in July 2017. Beef production, at 2.23 billion pounds, was 6 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, up 6 percent from July […]
Rep. Ken Buck Challenger Karen McCormick Launches Weeklong Southeast Colorado Tour
Karen McCormick will tour southeastern Colorado in her bid to oust Rep. Ken Buck, beginning in Trinidad September 3, making stops in Las Animas, Bent, Baca, Prowers, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Otero Counties through September 8. McCormick will visit local farms, Southeast Colorado Hospital, and Otero County Public Schools; meet with elected officials and […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity Plans Puma Review
Three years ago, PUMA, Progressive Urban Management Associates, provided the PCDI board with suggestions and objectives on how to better develop a county-wide economic development organization. What followed was a change in direction and the creation of PEP, Prowers Economic Prosperity. Now current board members are planning to re-evaluate the effectiveness of those […]
Southeast Colorado Farms Presented with Awards at State Fair
Centennial Farm awards were held recently at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Six recipients from south central and southeastern Colorado were presented their awards. Bond Metz Farms Inc 1917-Monte Vista, Dale J and Denice Seufer Farm 1918- Prowers County, Harold G Vickerman Ranch 1917 Westcliffe, Sporleder Ranch 1915-Walsenburg, Vigil Farms 1876-Capulin Windy […]
Blue Rose Ranch (Part 2)
This is the second part of an article describing the activities of the Blue Rose Ranch in Springfield, Colorado. A horse rescue and adoption operation, it is a non-profit facility which began in 2007 and is owned and operated by John and Cheryl Webb. Because of the expense of running such an operation, the […]
Southeast Colorado Represents at the 2018 State Fair
Former State Agricultural Director John Stulp of Lamar, Nancy and Bill Long of Bent County (he’s a former county commissioner) and Dick Wadhams, who grew up in Las Animas, were enjoying a recent trip to this year’s Colorado State Fair. From the sign to the rear of the group, the visit appears to […]
CCA & CSU to Host Ranch Gathering in Burlington
Join Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and Colorado State University (CSU) for the second Ranch Gathering, to be held at the Marshall Cattle Company on September 6th, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Burlington, Colo. CCA members and the surrounding ranching community are invited and welcome to attend for an evening of great […]
