RBC | Vesicular stomatitis, or VS, is a virus that primarily afflicts horses and but can also affect pigs, sheep and goats. Flies and midges are the primary vector for the virus, which causes mouth […]
RBC | Spring is just around the corner and we know a lot of the ranchers in the area will be moving their livestock to other pastures. Community Counts Colorado (CCC), an organization that works to […]
RBC | The issue of increasing livestock predation by black bears has left Colorado officials looking for solutions to protect both livestock and wildlife. However, lawsuits filed by environmental activist groups are challenging Colorado’s predator control […]
RBC | Beginning on May 1 ranchers and livestock producers will be required to report releases of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide from animal waste as they are mandated to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s […]
RBC | Gray wolves were eradicated from Colorado by the 1940s to protect domestic livestock, but groups like the Sierra Club are working to change public perception of wolves in hopes of reintroducing the animals […]
RBC | Livestock brands are vital to protecting Colorado’s livestock industry and are an important part of the state’s history and culture. The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Brand Inspection Division reminds brand owners that the […]
An early spring has broke out in calves—numerous calves—all around Rio Blanco County, but notably on this ranch west of Meeker. Calves can be seen running after mom, playing with each other and still being […]
RBC I As of Friday, all Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) affected premises have been released from quarantine in Colorado. There are currently no VS-affected premises under quarantine in the United States. The VS outbreak in the […]
Along State Highway 64 west of Meeker, some young calves could be seen at play on Sunday. They are either early births or were brought into the area from somewhere that calving is already going […]
Traffic was a little slow along Market Street in Meeker on Saturday afternoon as a herd of roughly 60 cows was headed west to greener pastures. A common sight these days of spring, herds can […]
RBC I In mid-April, the U.S. Department of Labor released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock On the Open Range in […]
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