Month: March 2019

  CLA NEWS: Hotel Deadline Extended! CLA Annual Meeting & Colorado’s Finest Celebration GREELEY, CO – The deadline for the reduced hotel rate of $142.00 per night has been extended…

NRCS Now Accepting Applications into the ACEP Wetlands Reserve Easement Program DENVER, CO. March 29, 2019 – Clint Evans, State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado, announces…

Colorado NRCS Announces Application Cut-Off Dates for 2019 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program NRCS Will Hold 2 Rounds of Applications; Cut-Off Dates and Funding DUE DATES VARY Friday, March 29, 2019,…

USDA Announces Opening Date for Rural e-Connectivity Pilot Program Applications Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that USDA Rural Development will begin accepting the…

Colorado Secretary of State Releases Precinct-Level Data for 2018 General Election March 29, 2019 — Precinct-level data for the 2018 General Election is now available for download on the Colorado…

Joyce McConnell hired as next CSU President The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System voted unanimously today to hire Joyce E. McConnell to lead the System’s flagship…

Time’s Running Out! Culver’s FFA Essay Contest Ends April 8th! Restaurant franchise to award $15,000   PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. – Feb. 18, 2019 – Today Culver’s is continuing its tradition of…

Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation READ the NAFB’s National Ag News for Friday, March 29th USDA Eyes New ERS, NIFI Locations by May The Department of Agriculture will…

  Colorado Senate Votes to Advance FY 2019-2020 Budget Denver, CO – The Colorado State Senate voted today 29-6 to pass the FY 2019-2020 Long Bill on third reading. The budget…

Colorado State Senate Passes Lifesaving Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill Denver, CO – The Colorado State Senate today voted 18-to-17 to pass HB19-1177, Extreme Risk Protection Orders, a bill sponsored by Senators…

Study Analyzes Contribution of American Lamb Checkoff Program The American Lamb Board (ALB) works to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of their programs and ensure its efforts deliver a good…

Inside the BARN with CO Farm Bureau’s Vice President of Advocacy Shawn Martini… Ag Day at the Capitol Recap, CFB Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund Reactivated, WOTUS, Federal & Colorado Water…

Inside the NACD with President Tim Palmer… (BARNMedia – FarmCast Radio – Briggsdale, CO) March 28, 2019 – Within this month’s National Association of Conservation District’s interview my guest is…

Family Farm Alliance: Indian Water Rights Settlement Legislation Introduced House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), the vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on…

USDA Gathers Monthly Yield Data to Measure Crop Production LAKEWOOD, Colo. – March 28, 2019 – Starting in May and continuing through November, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National…

National Farmers Union Confronts the Farm Crisis WASHINGTON D.C. – March 28, 2019 (Originally Posted on May 16, 2017) –The national farm economy is deteriorating, forcing many family farmers and…

NFU: Join the Dairy Together Roadshow Dairy Together, a movement to rebuild a viable dairy economy for family farmers and rural communities, will be hosting events across the country in the…

Weekly Export Sales for March 28th This report is based on individual reports submitted by private exporters and identifies outstanding sales and accumulated exports of selected U.S. agricultural commodities.  The…

Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation READ the NAFB’s National Ag News for thursday, March 28th Report: 55% of Corn Acres Face Potential Flooding A report from Plantalytics says…

NFU: How to Help Farmers Affected by Flooding Record flooding across the Midwest have proved catastrophic for family farmers and ranchers in the region. It has cost the agriculture industry…