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CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION – WEEK ENDING JUNE 21, 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: The benefits of received precipitation were erased by hot and windy weather last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Winter wheat maturity advanced quickly and limited harvest began in the southeastern district. In northeastern counties, mostly dry conditions continued. Less wind is […]
Economic Forecast Shows Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic
DENVER – The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) released its quarterly economic forecast Friday, June 19, 2020. “This global pandemic has had a terrible impact on the economy and our way of life. Coloradans are resilient, innovative, and talented and we will get through this challenging time together. While […]
Colorado Job Situation for May 2020
Employers in Colorado added 68,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,539,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 80,800 and government declined by 12,000. April estimates were revised down to 2,471,100, and the over the month change from March to April was […]
CATTLE ON FEED REPORT
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 1,010,000 head as of June 1, 2020. This latest inventory is 6 percent above last month’s inventory but 5 percent below the June 1, 2019 inventory. Cattle feeders […]
Colorado Submits State Hemp Management Plan to USDA
Broomfield, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), in partnership with Governor Polis and the Office of the Attorney General, today submitted the Colorado State Hemp Management Plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, certifying that the State has the resources and personnel to carry out the practices and procedures set forth in […]
Trooper Tips – “Yielding”
The word “Yield” has many meanings throughout the English language. You can yield to the next speaker, or the land can yield food from the garden. But today I bring up yield as in the road sign. Too often I find that drivers treat a yield sign as a free for all to […]
Lamar Elks Celebrate Flag Day
June 14th, 2020 Lamar Elks along with the VFW and the Boy Scouts of Troop 218 Celebrated Flag Day with the Pledge of Allegiance, a history and presentation of our Country’s flags and how they came to be. Flag Day: An Elks Tradition Patriotism has characterized the Benevolent and Protective Order of […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition, Week Ending June 14, 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Mixed weather throughout Colorado kept a few producers out of the field last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Northwestern counties received rain and snow which greatly benefitted soil moisture supplies and rangeland conditions. Northeastern counties received measurable precipitation early last […]
Welding Student Project Installed at LCC
(Lamar, CO) – A welding installation was erected on the Lamar Community College (LCC) campus this Spring. Concurrent enrollment students in LCC’s Welding Program completed a learning-based project on campus to create a large “LCC.” Each letter weighs between 300 and 400 lbs. They are made from ¼” plate metal, and were finished with petenia. […]
Maddie Thompson Winner of 3rd Annual Larry D Eberhardt Memorial Scholarship
Being raised on a farm, Larry Eberhardt paved his way in an agricultural lifestyle. He was a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA), receiving his Star Greenhand Award. He also worked at a local farm in Lamar as his summer job. Larry attended college receiving a diesel mechanic’s degree; from there he […]
CROP PRODUCTION – JUNE 2020
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of June 1, 2020, is forecast at 62.70 million bushels, according to the June 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 3 percent from the May 1 […]
To Mask or Not to Mask, That is the Question!
While it may not be quite as philosophical as Shakespeare’s “to be or not to be,” I find myself in constant struggle trying to determine whether facemasks are really helping slow the spread of COVID-19. It seems there are experts on both sides. So who do I believe? In fact, I spent 2 ½ […]
Arkansas River Power Authority – BUSINESS OPERATIONS – JUNE 2020
ARPA Scholarship Program: In 2000 ARPA established a College Scholarship Program that awards a $1,000 scholarship to one high school senior in each of the high schools served by ARPA members. The Program is administered through the member municipalities of Holly, La Junta, Lamar, Las Animas, Springfield and Trinidad. The scholarships are funded equally between […]
CDOT Starts Summer Season with Summer Blitz DUI Enforcement Period
STATEWIDE: For the past four years, the three-month period between June and August has had the highest passenger vehicle fatality total of any other three-month period. To combat impaired driving in the state, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement are back for the Summer Blitz DUI […]
Lamar Main Street Construction Underway
Lamar, Colorado – The City of Lamar is excited to announce the start of Phase II infrastructure improvements on South Main Street. The Waterline Project will replace the existing 70 year old water distribution system along Main Street/Highway 287. The waterline work will focus between Park and Cedar from June until the end of […]
