Month: August 2020

Colorado State Fair Junior Livestock Auction to be Held in Support of 4-H and FFA Youth PUEBLO, Colo. – The 2020 Colorado’s Electric Cooperatives Junior Livestock Sale will be held…

PlainsGold® to market new CoAXium® Variety Fort Collins, CO – PlainsGold® plans to market Kivari AX in 2020, a new hard red winter wheat variety in the CoAXium® Wheat Production…

Weekly USMEF Audio Report: U.S. Meat Exports to Korea Face New Round of COVID-19 Restrictions DENVER, CO – Aug 31, 2020 – In an effort to contain a recent wave…

Tri-State News: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission takes exclusive jurisdiction over Tri-State rates and exit charges August 31, 2020 – Westminster, CO – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) affirmed that it…

USDA Rural Development Implements the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative; Encourages Private Investment in Rural Communities August 31, 2020- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development…

USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020 Summer meal programs can continue operating as funding allows Washington, D.C., Aug 31, 2020 – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture…

READ the NAFB’s National Ag News for Monday, August 31st… Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation CFAP Deadline is Approaching The USDA’s Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers and…

CSU Extension Hosting Coronavirus Food Assistance Program2 Webinar on October 6th Sterling, CO – President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance2…

Livestock Weekly – Colorado Lamb Feeder Purchases Texas Lamb Plant, To Open ASAP Double J Lamb-Texas has purchased the old Ranchers’ Lamb of Texas plant in San Angelo. The new owners…

U.S. Senator Bennet Discusses Challenges of Rural Broadband Access in La Junta, Recommits to Closing Digital Divide by Investing in Affordable, High-Speed Broadband across Colorado Denver – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet…

Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Application Deadline IS September 11th WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2020 –U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that…

U.S. Senators Gardner, Bennet, Colleagues Call for Enforcement of USMCA Dairy Provisions Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) joined a bipartisan group of 23…

USDA: 1890 Land-grant Universities Celebrate 130 Years of Cutting-edge Science, Education and Community Service WASHINGTON, D.C., August 28, 2020 – Sunday marks the 130th anniversary of the authorizing legislation establishing…

U.S. Senator Bennet Receives Update on Progress of Arkansas Valley Conduit from Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Senator Has Worked for Over a Decade to Support This Critical Water Infrastructure…

USDA Rural Development Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 August 28, 2020- USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help…

READ the NAFB’s National Ag News for Friday, August 28th… Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation More CFAP Funding Possible after Labor Day Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week…

*CSU Ext News* Ron Meyer: Do Plants Get a Virus? Virus infections can not only occur in people, but plants as well.  However, people and plant viruses are not the…

USDA Updates Conservation Provisions for Highly Erodible Land and Wetlands WASHINGTON, August 27, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its final rule on determining whether land is considered…

The RMFU is Bringing the NFU Fly-in to You The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union is looking forward to working with many of you over the next several weeks to prepare…

Weekly Export Sales for August 27th 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…