Day: July 23, 2021

U.S. SECRETARY HAALAND ACCEPTS REP. BOEBERT’S INVITATION TO VISIT GRAND JUNCTION BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS On July 23rd, Representative Lauren Boebert, joined a bipartisan roundtable with local stakeholders, Governor…

Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission Adds Four Public Hearings to its Roadshow Schedule The Colorado Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission announced four additional hearings to its roadshow schedule. The addition of the…

The wait is over: Rocky Ford Cantaloupe season is here! Rocky Ford Growers Association member farms are picking sweet & juicy cantaloupe melons Friday, July 23, 2021 — The family farmers…

Wyoming Governor Gordon Responds to Drought Conditions on Colorado River, Convenes Working Group Governor Mark Gordon is convening a Colorado River Working Group that will meet regularly to discuss important…

U.S. Interior Secretary Haaland Discusses Wildland Fire Response and Preparedness in Visit to Grand Junction, CO Today Infrastructure improvements will strengthen wildland fire response efforts at Grand Junction Air Center…

U.S. Senators Hickenlooper & Bennet Host Interior Secretary Haaland to Discuss BLM HQ with Community Leaders Grand Junction, Colo. — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet today convened a meeting…

AFBF: Entrepreneurs Needed to Rise to the Challenge The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge is a national business competition that showcases U.S. startups developing innovative solutions that address challenges facing…

AFBF: Carbon Markets and Conservation By Greg Doering @GregKfb The big story in agriculture today is how carbon is going to be the next cash crop for farmers and ranchers. There…

AFBF Survey Assesses How Farmers and Ranchers are Dealing with Drought With intensifying drought conditions across the American West, Southwest and Northern Plains, AFBF designed and distributed a survey to assess…

AFBF: Western Drought Makes a Tough Job Much Tougher for Farmers and Ranchers Severe drought in the West is forcing many farmers and ranchers to make the toughest of choices…

AFBF President Duvall Hosts Mexico Leaders for Wide-Ranging Discussion American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall today met with Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy, and Esteban Moctezuma Barragón, Mexico’s…

READ the NAFB’s National Ag News for Friday, July 23rd Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation U.S. and China Trading at a Brisk Pace China and the U.S. are…