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Local ranchers feel COVID crunch

MEEKER | COVID-19 has affected everyone one way or another. Whether it’s school transitioning online, restaurants closing, or people getting laid off, no one has emerged from this pandemic unscathed. Cow, pig, and sheep ranchers have all been hit and are going to continue to take large losses through the[Read More…]

July 30, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Strange seeds appearing in shipped packages

UPDATED AUG. 4: According to a press release from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection are working together to in the investigation of the mailed packets of Chinese seeds and are now asking residents[Read More…]

July 30, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Ag businesses can apply for SBA loans

RBC I Agricultural businesses are now eligible for the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs. The EIDL portal reopened Monday as a result of funding authorized by Congress through the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act. The legislation, signed into law one week[Read More…]

May 8, 2020 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Colorado Beef Council creates local beef directory

RBC | The Colorado Beef Council (CBC) has created an online directory to help connect Colorado farms and ranches that sell beef with consumers who want to buy it. The Colorado Beef Directory will help educate consumers about beef sourcing and allow them to purchase directly from Colorado producers who[Read More…]

April 17, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

COVID-19 impacts on agriculture

RBC | In the last few weeks no market has been exempt from the “COVID Effect,” including agriculture. Major market fluctuations and unrest coupled with questions about how to conduct business have left many agricultural producers concerned about their future. Since the pandemic panic hit, the price of live feeder[Read More…]

April 4, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Honey: from the hive to your home

MEEKER I Honey is something most of us take for granted. We slather it on toast or swirl it into our tea without a second thought. But to local producers, those amber-colored jars of goodness are more than a tasty condiment, they’re a way of life.

September 6, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

County

Colorado hay producers can list in annual directory

RBC I The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting listings for the 2019 Colorado Hay Directory. The annual publication connects hay producers with buyers.

May 19, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

CNCC grows Rangely agriculture program

RANGELY | More than 10 years ago the Rangely campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College began the exploring the addition of an agriculture program for students. What started with only an equine focus has grown to include a variety of agricultural topics and options to benefit students from an assortment of[Read More…]

October 12, 2018 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled

County

Emergency loans available for county ag producers

RBC | Agricultural producers in Garfield County, and the contiguous counties of Eagle, Mesa, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and Routt in Colorado; and Grand and Uintah counties in Utah, are also eligible to apply for emergency loans for losses and damages caused by a recent drought, are eligible to apply for FSA’s[Read More…]

July 17, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Guest Column: Access to international trade critical for Colo. agriculture

By Don Brown Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture RBC | If you live in Colorado, or if your business is touched in any way by any aspect of the agricultural industry, the ongoing national discussion about trade agreements and import tariffs should mean a lot to you. Colorado farmers and ranchers[Read More…]

May 7, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

‘Ag in Motion’ brings agriculture to elementary students

RBC | There are many youth and adults, particularly in urban areas, who have little knowledge or understanding of how the agricultural industry provides a wide variety of essential consumables sold internationally in stores and other outlets. The Colorado Farm Bureau “Ag in Motion” educational outreach trailer was brought to the[Read More…]

April 15, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Dept. of Agriculture approves hemp seed

RBC | On Monday the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) announced the approval of four industrial hemp seed varieties to be produced by the Colorado Seed Growers Association and receive the CDA Approved Certified Seed label. The seed types Beniko, Tygra, Elite and Bialobrzeskie have each passed the statewide THC[Read More…]

December 11, 2017 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment