Tag: Agriculture
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Colorado River near Grand Junction infested with zebra mussels, state officials report
Colorado now has five bodies of water, including a stretch of the Colorado River from east of Grand Junction to the Utah border, that are showing zebra mussel infestations. The state has battled the invasive species successfully for years. In 2021, the state celebrated three years of negative testing for zebra and quagga mussels and…
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The latest effort to rewild southeastern Colorado | Rachel Gabel
The war on private property rights is one that battle tested ranchers in southeastern Colorado know all too well. Now, in a 1,500-page U.S. Forest Service draft assessment that seeks to inform the management of the Comanche National Grasslands in Baca, Las Animas, and Otero Counties, ranching and private property ownership are listed among the…
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EDITORIAL: An ag dividend for all of Colorado
Colorado is about to reap a hefty reward from ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to decentralize the federal bureaucratic behemoth. The north Front Range and Fort Collins will be the most direct beneficiaries, but our whole state and region will gain. That’s the upshot of an analysis by Colorado’s Common Sense Institute into the…
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Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he’ll later go to China
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place in October in South Korea and will visit China early next year
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Willie Nelson and Neil Young highlight 40th Farm Aid concert
Farm Aid celebrates its 40th anniversary Saturday in Minneapolis
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Will electric tractors gain traction? At a pilot event for farmers, researchers see possibilities
At an August event, researchers at Michigan State University asked farmers what they think of a new electric tractor
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Photos show Ghana’s female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice
TSOKOMEY, Ghana (AP) — In Ghana’s coastal mangroves, women are making efforts to sustain oyster farming, a key livelihood in coastal mangroves. Hundreds of women in the West African nation were trained in eco-friendly farming methods for oysters, including mangrove planting and preservation, but one such program has ended amid U.S. aid cuts. Despite this,…
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American dairy producers lead the world
A country that can feed itself is a country that can defend itself. Algeria is rich in oil and gas, but food security and producing enough food in dry conditions remains a challenge. The African country grows a great deal of dryland crops like wheat and pulses, the edible seeds of legume plants, and even…
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New study looks at ‘right to float’ on Colorado waterways
Two new studies from the Common Sense Institute focus on the economic costs of wolf restoration and on what could be an upcoming battle at the state Capitol — the right to float. That latter is a belief that anyone using a public waterway may also have the right to access private property that runs…