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Screwworm border closure fuels beef boom in Mexico, gloom in Texas

Updated 1 week ago

LUBBOCK, Texas/SALTILLO, Mexico - Lubbock Feeders has been fattening cattle in West Texas since Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. president. Now, row upon row of pens...

With no 7-state deal, federal agency turns to 10-year Colorado River strategy

Updated 2 weeks ago

The U.S. Department of the Interior is moving forward with a 10-year framework for managing the Colorado River after 2026, outlining a plan to issue...

Colorado on the hook for $1 million in costs to pay for wolves' livestock kills

Updated 1 month ago

After paying more than $700,000 in March to ranchers for livestock lost to wolves, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is poised to approve two...

Overtime for farms, school safety, public office rules: What’s new in Colorado law

Updated 1 month ago

Gov. Jared Polis signed 25 bills into law Monday, bringing changes that will affect workers, families, schools, and local governments across Colorado. The new laws...

While growth slows statewide, small-town populations in Colorado boom

Updated 1 month ago

April freeze leaves some Western Slope farmers without a crop

Updated 2 months ago

State touts enhanced firefighting assets as drought drives higher fire danger

Updated 2 months ago

New U.S. Wildland Fire Service key federal partner in Colorado wildfire response

Updated 2 months ago

As bears emerge hungry, bill sets stiffer fines for negligent feeding

Updated 2 months ago

Eagle Rock Ranch wins Colorado Leopold Conservation Award

Updated 2 months ago

A guide to metro Denver's farmers' markets by region

Updated 2 months ago

Governor's wildlife commission picks face pushback ahead of Colorado Senate hearing

Updated 2 months ago

Cannabis overhaul introduced in Colorado Senate

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp

Updated 2 months ago

Senate-passed farmworkers overtime bill easily clears Colorado House committee

Updated 2 months ago

A proposal to ease Colorado’s overtime requirements for agricultural employers cleared a key House committee Monday, setting up a broader fight over whether the state...

Greeley JBS meat plant strike to extend into third week

Updated 3 months ago

The strike at the JBS-owned meatpacking plant in Greeley will continue for a third week, the union said Thursday. The strike first began on March...

Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears

Updated 3 months ago

As Colorado farmers prepare their fields for spring planting, many are sounding the alarm over fertilizer prices that have surged far beyond what they say...

Colorado Agriculture Day: A feast for the ears, eyes and stomachs

Updated 3 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis, legislators and friends of agriculture gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to celebrate Colorado Agriculture Day. The annual recognition of the...

Colorado Senate committee advances bill increasing overtime threshold for farmworkers

Updated 3 months ago

Department of Agriculture warns of packages holding potentially invasive seeds

Updated 3 months ago

More than 20 Colorado counties receive grants to improve land record-keeping systems

Updated 4 months ago

Weld County wades into data center issue

Updated 4 months ago

Denver's business community reacts to tariffs ruling

Updated 4 months ago

Ken Salazar donates archives to Borderlands project, hoping history helps unify country

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado landscape plants, trees, need winter watering during warm, dry weather

Updated 4 months ago

JBS strike could trip up Greeley's economic surge

Updated 4 months ago

A fight over seeds and bees: Colorado Democrats target neonicotinoid pesticides

Updated 4 months ago

Avian flu spreads to backyard flocks in Larimer and Logan counties

Updated 4 months ago

We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.

Updated 5 months ago

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Colorado farmers warn U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper tariffs and research cuts endanger agriculture

Updated 5 months ago

Northern Colorado farmers told U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper this week that tariffs and President Donald Trump’s decision to import $40 billion worth of beef from...

PHOTOS: The National Western Stock Show 4-H Day Pro Rodeo Tournament

Updated 5 months ago

Brody Wells prepares to ride Dirty Diana in the Saddle Bronc Riding competitions during the National Western Stock Show’s Pro Rodeo Tournament on Friday, Jan....